A $9.8 Million Auction of Works by Christo and Jeanne-Claude and Their Artist Friends More Than Doubled Its Estimate at Sotheby's Paris
The auction offered an eclectic mix of work by the artists and those in their inner circle. February 18, 2021 Christo and Jeanne Claude at their 48 Howard Street studio in New York. Photo by Wolfgang Volz © The Estate of Christo V. Javacheff A sale of works from the collection of the late artists Christo and Jeanne-Claude was a resounding success at Sotheby’s Paris today. The “white-glove,” or completely sold out, live sale 28 of works—including blue-chip pieces by the artists’ friends as well as their own preparatory works—took in a total of $9.8 million (€8 million), more tha...
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