CHRISTO signed art edition pair, The Umbrellas, with two fabric samples

  
CHRISTO Vintage signed art edition pair, The Umbrellas, joint project for Japan and USA 1991. This vintage pair of Yellow and Blue Umbrellas offset lithographs from 1991 is in mint condition.

Both prints are signed by Christo with two fabric samples, yellow and blue, from the project in 1991, each 1 inch X 4.75 inches. Each print measures 19.75 X 27.5 inches and are printed on heavy stock paper. The prints were published in 1991 by Schumacher Editions Fils. At sunrise, on October 9, 1991, Christo and Jeanne-Claude's 1,880 workers began to open the 3,100 umbrellas in Ibaraki and California, in the presence of the artists at both sites. This Japan-USA temporary work of art reflected the similarities and differences in the ways of life and the use of the land in two inland valleys, one 19 kilometers (12 miles) long in Japan, and the other 29 kilometers (18 miles) long in the USA.

In Japan, the valley is located north of Hitachiota and south of Satomi, 120 kilometers (75 miles) north of Tokyo, around Route 349 and the Sato River, in the Prefecture of Ibaraki, on the properties of 459 private landowners and governmental agencies. In the USA, the valley is located 96.5 kilometers (60 miles) north of Los Angeles, along Interstate 5 and the Tejon Pass, between south of Gorman and Grapevine, on the properties of Tejon Ranch, 25 private landowners as well as governmental agencies. The removal started on October 27 and the land was restored to its original condition. The umbrellas were taken apart and most of the elements were recycled. Christo and Jeanne-Claude's 26 million dollar temporary work of art was entirely financed by the artists through their The Umbrellas, Joint Project for Japan and U.

The artists did not accept sponsorship. All previous projects by Christo and Jeanne-Claude have been financed in a similar manner through the sale of the studies, preparatory drawings, collages, scale models, early works, and original lithographs.

This item is in the category "Collectibles\Postcards & Supplies\Postcards\Non-Topographical Postcards". The seller is "astertetu" and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped worldwide.

1. Artist: Christo
2. Number of Items in Set: 2
3. Unit of Sale: Set
4. Signed By: christo
5. Signed: Yes
6. Size: 19.75 in X 27.5 in
7. Year Manufactured: 1991
8. Material: heavy paper
9. Subject: art
10. Type: offset lithograph
11. Era: Post-War (1945-Now)
12. Theme: Art
13. Time Period Manufactured: 1990-1999
14. Country/Region of Manufacture: Germany