BOOKS ON THE ARTIST CHRISTO
Hovdenakk, Per. CHRISTO: Complete Editions, 1964-1982. Unpaginated catalog with brief text and 66 illus. 4to, wraps [cover loose]. New York, NYU Press, 1982.
Freitag 1665.
Item nr. 1663
$ 35.00
Shunk, Harry (photographs). CHRISTO: Valley Curtain-Rifle, Colorado, 1970-72. Unpaginated, profusely illus., with many in color. Large 4to, boards. New York, Abrams, 1973.
F-1664. #907 of 1500.
Item nr. 1665
$ 300.00
Schellmann, Jorg and Josephine Benecke. CHRISTO Prints and Objects, 1963-1987. A Catalogue Raisonné. 187 pp. with 133 illustrations, including many color plates. 4to, cloth. New York, Abbeville, 1988.
Item nr. 14766
$ 125.00
Spies, Werner. The Running Fence Project. CHRISTO. Unpaginated, brief text and 127 illustrations, 14 in color. Square 4to, wraps. New York, Harry N. Abrams, 1977.
Item nr. 20102
$ 40.00
Nice. Galerie d'Art Contemporain. CHRISTO: From the Lilja Collection. 234 pp. with 142 illustrations, 42 in color. Large 4to, wraps. Nice, Directions des Musees de Nice, 1989.
Item nr. 32729
$ 50.00
Hannover. Kestner Gesellschaft. CHRISTO. The Running Fence. Unpaginated, with text by Werner Spies, 3 maps, and 124 colour and b&w photographs. 8vo, wraps. 1977.
Item nr. 35679
$ 75.00
Baal-Teshuva, Jacob (Ed.) . CHRISTO: The Reichstag and Urban Projects. Approximately 160 pp. with approximately 100 full-color and 80 b&w illustrations. Folio, wraps. New York, Prestel, 1993.
Item nr. 37361
$ 50.00
Tokyo, Satani Gallery. CHRISTO: The Umbrellas Joint Project for Japan and U.S.A. Unpaginated exhibition catalogue with over one hundred b&w photographs and 30 color illustrations. 4to, wraps. 1990.
Text in Japanese and English. Signed by Christo.
Item nr. 45281
$ 125.00
Bourdon, David (picture notes) and Wolfgang Volz (photographs). CHRISTO & JEAN-CLAUDE: Wrapped Reichstag, Berlin, 1971-1995. Approximately 700 pp., illustrated throughout with hundreds of colour and b&w photographs and diagrams. Square 4to, boards, in slipcase. Munich, Taschen Books, 1996.
One of 700 H,C copies, signed by Christo, Jean-Claude and Volz. With a piece of the wrapping bound in at the rear of the book.
Item nr. 46803
$ 500.00
Lilja Collection. CHRISTO and Jeanne-Claude Projects. 191 pp. with 200 plates and illustrations, most in color. Large 4to, cloth. London, Azimuth Editions, 1996.
Item nr. 49691
$ 50.00
Jeanne-Claude and Masa Yanagi. CHRISTO & JEANNE-CLAUDE: The Umbrellas. Japan/USA 1984-1991. Two volumes; volume I: 696 pp.; volume II: 726 pp.; both volumes fully illustrated with hundreds of color and b&w illustrations. 4to's, slipcased.New York, Taschen, 1998.
Christo's Umbrella Project, in which thousands of umbrellas were placed both in a Japanese valley and in a desert-like expanse in California, is fully documented in this volume designed by the artist. Includes thousands of photographs, plans, sketches, notes, material samples and a text offering an overview of the process. Signed edition, limited to 2500 copies. Text in English and Japanese.
Item nr. 53466
$ 950.00
London. Annely Juda Fine Art. CHRISTO: Projects Not Realised and Works in Progress. 48 pages illustrated throughout in color and b&w. 4to, wraps. 1991.
Item nr. 86549
$ 25.00
Tokyo, Minami Gallery. CHRISTO: 1977. Text by Yusuke Nakahara; unpaginated, 7 color, and 22 b&w plates. 8vo, wraps. 1977.
Text in Japanese.
Item nr. 86865
$ 25.00
London. Annely Juda Fine Art. CHRISTO and JEANNE CLAUDE: Black and White. Unpaginated, illustrated in colour and b&w. 4to, wraps. 2000.
Features a selection of Christo's earliest projects, many of which were conceived for black and white, and were designed in charcoal, pen, and ink.
Item nr. 94197
$ 45.00
Baal-Teshuva, Jacob. CHRISTO & JEANNE-CLAUDE. Photographs by Wolfgang Volz; 96 pp., roughly 70 color, and 40 b&w plates. 8vo, wraps. Cologne, London, Madrid, New York, Paris, Tokyo, Taschen, 2001.
Item nr. 97446
$ 50.00
Christo. CHRISTO: The Umbrellas: Project for Japan and the Western USA. Unpaginated with several plates in color and b&w. 4to, boards. Published by the artist, 1987.
Text in English and Japanese. Signed.
Item nr. 97448
$ 125.00
CHRISTO. The Accordian-Fold Book for: The Umbrellas, Joint Project for Japan and U.S.A. Accordian fold of drawings/notes for the project followed by 7 pages of an interview with Christo by Masahiko Yanagi. Folio, cloth. San Fransisco, Bedford Arts, Publishers, 1991.
Item nr. 97494
$ 100.00
Chernow, Burt and Wolfgang Volz. CHRISTO and JEANNE-CLAUDE: A Biography. 390 pp., 30 colour and numerous b&w illustrations. 8vo, wraps. New York, St. Martin's, 2002.
Item nr. 99873
$ 19.95
Christo, Cyril. The Whispering Veils. Poems on CHRISTO's Art by Cyril Christo. 24 pages, including 9 color plates. Folio, boards. New York, Hugh Lautner Levin, 1988.
Item nr. 104060
$ 35.00
CHRISTO. CHRISTO & JEANNE-CLAUDE. Verhullter/ Wrapped Reichstag, Berlin, 1971-1995. Das Buch zum projekt/The Project Book. Photos by Wolfgang Volz; 96 pp., illustrated in color and b&w. 8vo, wraps. Cologne, Taschen, 1995.
Bilingual German/English text. Signed by Christo and Jeanne-Claude.
Item nr. 104063
$ 75.00
London. Annely Juda Fine Art. CHRISTO: Project for Wrapped Reichstag, Berlin. Collages, Drawings, Scale Model and Photographs. Unpaginated, many b&w illustrations. 8vo, wraps. London, Annely Juda, 1977.
Item nr. 105889
$ 40.00
Tokyo. Satani Gallery. CHRISTO: Wrapped Reichstag Project for Berlin. 84 pages, including many color and b&w plates and illustrations. 8vo, wraps. Tokyo, Satani Gallery, 1986.
Text in Japanese and English.
Item nr. 105890
$ 65.00
Fineberg, Jonathan. CHRISTO and JEANNE-CLAUDE: On the Way to The Gates , Central Park, New York City. Photography by Wolfgang Volz; viii and 216 pp., 112 color, and 89 b&w illustrations. Oblong 4to, cloth. New Haven and London, Yale University Press in association with New York, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2004.
A well-illustrated book presenting an accessible survey of Christo and Jeanne-Claude's career, focusing on their latest project.
Item nr. 110789
$ 50.00
Volz, Wolfgang (photography) and Jonathan Henery (picture notes). CHRISTO and JEANNE-CLAUDE: The Gates, Central Park, New York City 1979-2005. 967 pp., over 1,000 color and b&w illustrations. 4to, cloth in slipcase. Koln, London, Los Angeles, Madrid, Paris, Tokyo, Taschen Books, 2005.
Limited, collector's edition of 5,000 copies, signed and numbered by Christo and Jeanne-Claude, as well as their exclusive photographer Wolfgang Volz. Contains all preparatory drawings and collages, as well as all important documents, engineering drawings, technical data, maps, and photographs from 1979 to 2005. Each copy comes with a 24 x 24 cm piece of the fabric used for the work of art. Prepublication price available till December 1, 2005. Price goes up to $400 after December 1st.
Item nr. 116249
$ 400.00
Strauss, Anne L. (introduction) and Jonathan Henery (picture commentary). CHRISTO and JEANNE-CLAUDE: The Gates: Central Park, New York City 1979-2005. Photography by Wolfgang Volz; 128 pp., fully illustrated in color and b&w. 4to, wraps. Cologne, London, Los Angeles, Madrid, Paris, Tokyo, Taschen Books, 2005.
Item nr. 116250
$ 29.99
Bourdon, David. CHRISTO [SIGNED]. 55 pp. text with 16 illustrations followed by 320 illustrations, 84 of which are in color. 4to, oblong, cloth. New York, Abrams, [n.d.].
Signed by the artist.
Item nr. 116670
$ 1,250.00
Ronte, Dr. Dieter. CHRISTO and JEANNE-CLAUDE: International Projects. The Wurth Museum Collection. 128 pp., roughly 90 color illustrations. 4to, cloth. London, Philip Wilson Publishers, 2005.
Item nr. 117783
$ 40.00
Chiappini, Rudy (editor) et al.. CHRISTO and JEANNE-CLAUDE. 268 pp., 19 plates, nearly all in color. 4to, padded boards. Milan, Skira, 2006 .
Published to accompany an exhibition at Museo d'Arte Moderna, Lugano. Text in English.
Item nr. 120109
$ 60.00
Bourdon, David (picture notes) and Wolfgang Volz (photographs). CHRISTO & JEAN-CLAUDE: Wrapped Reichstag, Berlin, 1971-1995. Approximately 700 pp., illustrated throughout with hundreds of colour and b&w photographs and diagrams. Square 4to, wraps. Munich, Taschen Books, 1996.
Item nr. 127020
$ 75.00
Spies, Werner (introduction) and Wolfgang Volz (chronology and photographs). CHRISTO: Surrounded Islands. 162 pp., fully illustrated in color and b&w. 4to, wraps. New York, Harry N. Abrams, 1985.
Item nr. 127185
$ 25.00
Volz, Wolfgang (photographs) and David Bourdon (picture notes). CHRISTO and JEANNE-CLAUDE. Wrapped Reichstag Berlin 1971-95. History of the Reichstag building by Michael Cullen; 155 pp., fully illustrated in color and b&w. 4to, wraps. Cologne, London, Madrid, New York, Paris, Tokyo, Taschen, 2001.
Text in German and English.
Item nr. 127205
$ 25.00
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