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| Image | Sale date | Auction house | Location | Sale name | Lot No. | Estimate | Price Sold | Condition | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jun 5, 2025 | Christie's | London | The Collection of Baron Diego von Buch | 46 | $****** - ****** | The Umbrellas (Project for Japan and Western USA) | |||
Mar 26, 2021 | Sotheby's | London | Contemporary Art Day Auction | 427 | $****** - ****** | The Umbrellas (Project for Japan and Western USA) | |||
Feb 17, 2021 | Sotheby's | Paris | Unwrapped, Part I: The Hidden World of Christo and Jeanne-Claude | 19 | $****** - ****** | The Umbrellas (Joint project for Japan and USA) | |||
Dec 3, 2020 | Christie's | New York | Post-War & Contemporary Art Day Sale, Featuring The Collection of Morton and Barbara Mandel | 251 | $****** - ****** | The Umbrellas (Project for Japan and Western USA) | |||
Mar 6, 2020 | Christie's | New York | Post-War to Present | 50 | $****** - ****** | The Umbrellas (Joint Project for Japan and Western USA) | |||
Mar 1, 2019 | Christie's | New York | Post-War to Present | 38 | $****** - ****** | The Umbrellas (Project for Japan and Western USA) | |||
Oct 21, 2017 | Christie's | Paris | REGARDS CROISÉS: COLLECTION JEAN-FRANÇOIS & MARIE-ALINE PRAT | 127b | $****** - ****** | The Umbrellas (Joint project for Japan and USA) | |||
Sep 29, 2016 | Christie's | London | First Open | Post-War and Contemporary Art | London | 127 | $****** - ****** | The Umbrellas (Project for Japan and Western USA) | |||
Sep 29, 2016 | Christie's | London | First Open | Post-War and Contemporary Art | London | 126 | $****** - ****** | The Umbrellas (Project for Japan and Western USA) | |||
Mar 3, 2016 | Sotheby's | New York | Contemporary Curated | 112 | $****** - ****** | THE UMBRELLAS (JOINT PROJECT FOR JAPAN AND USA) | |||
Nov 12, 2015 | Sotheby's | New York | Contemporary Art Day Auction | 266 | $****** - ****** | The Umbrellas (Joint project for Japan and USA) | |||
Jul 1, 2015 | Christie's | London | Post-War & Contemporary Art Day Auction | 306 | $****** - ****** | The Umbrellas (Joint Project for Japan and USA) | |||
Nov 25, 2014 | Germann Auktionen | Zurich | Bedeutende Internationale Druckgrafik, Portfolios und Multiples, Werkverzeichnisse und Kunstbucher | 441 | $****** - ****** | 2 Sheets: The Umbrellas (Joint Project for Japan and USA) | |||
Nov 25, 2014 | Germann Auktionen | Zurich | Bedeutende Internationale Druckgrafik, Portfolios und Multiples, Werkverzeichnisse und Kunstbucher | 440 | $****** - ****** | 2 Sheets: The Umbrellas (Joint Project for Japan and USA) | |||
Jun 3, 2014 | Sotheby's | Paris | Art Contemporain | 14 | $****** - ****** | The Umbrellas, Joint Project for Japan and USA | |||
Mar 24, 2014 | Sant'Agostino Casa d'Arte | Turin | Dipinti antichi, dell'800, del '900 e contemporanei, Argenti, arredi, orologi e gioielli | 9 | $****** - ****** | The umbrellas | |||
Mar 1, 2014 | De Vuyst | Lokeren | Oude Meesters, Moderne en Hedendaagse Kunst | 508 | $****** - ****** | The Umbrellas / Project for Japan and Western USA | |||
Nov 14, 2013 | Sotheby's | New York | Contemporary Art Day | 298 | $****** - ****** | The Umbrellas (Project For Japan And Western USA) | |||
May 16, 2013 | Christie's | New York | Post-War & Contemporary Morning Session | 304 | $****** - ****** | Yellow Umbrellas | |||
Mar 8, 2013 | Phillips | New York | Under the Influence | 248 | $****** - ****** | The Umbrellas (Joint Project for Japan and USA) | |||
Feb 13, 2013 | Meeting Art | Vercelli | Grafica dell'Arte Moderna e Contemporanea | 21 | $****** - ****** | The umbrella, Japan - USA | |||
Nov 30, 2012 | Farsettiarte | Prato | Disegni, Dipinti, Sculture, Grafica, Arte Contemporanea | 431 | $****** - ****** | The umbrellas (project for Japan and western USA) | |||
Oct 13, 2012 | Sotheby's | London | Contemporary Art Day Auction | 163 | $****** - ****** | The Umbrellas (Joint Project For Japan And Usa) | |||
Oct 13, 2012 | Sotheby's | London | Contemporary Art Day Auction | 164 | $****** - ****** | The Umbrellas (Joint Project For Japan And Usa) Ibaraki Prefecture Hitshuki Jinga, Satokawa River | |||
Sep 19, 2012 | Christie's | New York | First Open Post-War and Contemporary Art | 197 | $****** - ****** | The Umbrellas (Project for Japan and Western USA) | |||
Jun 15, 2012 | Galerie Kornfeld | Bern | Kunst des 19. und 20. Jahrhunderts, Teil I | 34 | $****** - ****** | The Umbrellas/Joint Project for Japan and USA/Thousands of Umbrellas in a Valley | |||
May 10, 2012 | Sotheby's | New York | Contemporary Art Day Auction | 286 | $****** - ****** | The Umbrellas (Joint Project For Japan And Usa) | |||
May 10, 2012 | Sotheby's | New York | Contemporary Art Day Auction | 287 | $****** - ****** | The Umbrellas (Joint Project For Japan And Usa) | |||
Feb 16, 2012 | Sotheby's | London | Contemporary Art Day Auction | 198 | $****** - ****** | The Umbrellas (Joint Project For Japan And USA) | |||
Feb 15, 2012 | Christie's | London | Post-War and Contemporary Art Day Auction | 270 | $****** - ****** | The Umbrellas (Joint Project for Japan and USA) | |||
Nov 25, 2011 | Villa Grisebach Auktionen | Berlin | Post-War and Contemporary Art | 571 | $****** - ****** | The umbrellas (Project for Japan and Western USA) | |||
Jun 30, 2011 | Sotheby's | London | Contemporary Art Day Auction | 167 | $****** - ****** | The Umbrellas (Joint Project For Japan And USA) | |||
Jun 28, 2011 | Phillips | London | Contemporary Art Day Sale | 193 | $****** - ****** | The Umbrellas (Joint Project for Japan and USA) | |||
Dec 14, 2010 | Sotheby's | New York | Fusion: Contemporary Art and Design | 27 | $****** - ****** | The Umbrellas, Joint Project For Japan And USA | |||
Nov 26, 2010 | Farsettiarte | Prato | Arte Moderna e Contemporanea | 763 | $****** - ****** | The Umbrellas joint project for Japan and Usa | |||
Oct 23, 2010 | Cornette de Saint-Cyr | Paris | Art Contemporain - Première Vacation | 48 | $****** - ****** | The umbrellas / Joint for Japan and USA | |||
May 13, 2010 | Sotheby's | New York | Contemporary Art Day Auction | 248 | $****** - ****** | The Umbrellas, Joint Project For Japan And Usa | |||
Feb 12, 2010 | Christie's | London | Post-War and Contemporary Art Day Auction | 196 | $****** - ****** | The Umbrellas (Project For Japan And West USA) | |||
Feb 12, 2010 | Christie's | London | Post-War and Contemporary Art Day Auction | 195 | $****** - ****** | The Umbrellas (Project For Japan And Western USA) | |||
Sep 24, 2009 | Sotheby's | New York | Contemporary Art | 263 | $****** - ****** | The Umbrellas, Joint Project For Japan And Usa | |||
Nov 12, 2008 | Sotheby's | New York | Contemporary Art Day Sale | 236 | $****** - ****** | The umbrellas (Project for Japan and Western USA) | |||
Jul 2, 2008 | Sotheby's | London | Contemporary Art Day Sale | 104 | $****** - ****** | The Umbrellas (Joint Project For Japan And Usa) | |||
Apr 5, 2008 | Cornette de Saint-Cyr | Paris | Contemporary Art | 52 | $****** - ****** | The umbrellas | |||
Nov 14, 2007 | Christie's | New York | Post-War and Contemporary Art - Morning Session | 208 | $****** - ****** | The Umbrellas (Project for Japan and Western-USA) | |||
Nov 14, 2007 | Christie's | New York | Post-War and Contemporary Art - Morning Session | 209 | $****** - ****** | The Umbrellas (Project for Japan and Western-USA) | |||
Jun 22, 2007 | Sotheby's | London | Contemporary Art - Morning Sale | 124 | $****** - ****** | Umbrellas, jointed project for Japan and USA | |||
Mar 8, 2006 | Ader | Paris | Fine Art | 140 | $****** - ****** | The Umbrellas, joint project for Japan and USA | |||
Feb 9, 2006 | Christie's | London | Post-War & Contemporary Art - Day Sale | 176 | $****** - ****** | Umbrellas | |||
Nov 2, 2004 | Bukowskis | Stockholm | Modern & Contemporary Art & Design | 572 | $****** - ****** | The umbrellas - joint project for Japan and USA | |||
Sep 15, 2004 | Christie's | New York | Post-War & Contemporary Art | 148 | $****** - ****** | Umbrellas - project for Japan and Wester, USA | |||
May 12, 2004 | Christie's | New York | Post-War & Contemporary Art - Morning Session | 201 | $****** - ****** | Umbrellas - Joint project for Japan and USA | |||
Mar 21, 2002 | Christie's | South Kensington | Impressionist, Modern & Post-War Art | 237 | $****** - ****** | Umbrellas, joint project for Japan and USA | |||
May 2, 2001 | Bukowskis | Stockholm | Contemporary & Design | 406 | $****** - ****** | The umbrellas - joint project for Japan and USA | |||
Jun 29, 2000 | Christie's | London | Impressionist & 20th Century Works on Paper | 661 | $****** - ****** | Umbrellas - project for Japan and Western USA | |||
May 18, 2000 | Sotheby's | New York | Contemporary Art (part II) | 351 | $****** - ****** | The umbrellas - Joint project for Japan and USA | |||
May 2, 2000 | Bukowskis | Stockholm | Modern Art | 340 | $****** - ****** | The umbrellas - joint project for Japan and USA | |||
Dec 10, 1999 | Sotheby's | London | Contemporary Art (part II) | 139 | $****** - ****** | Umbrellas - joint project for Japan and USA | |||
Dec 12, 1997 | Christie's | London | Contemporary Art (Part II) | 225 | $****** - ****** | The umbrellas - Project for Japan and West-USA | |||
Dec 12, 1997 | Christie's | London | Contemporary Art (Part II) | 224 | $****** - ****** | The umbrellas - Project for Japan and Western USA | |||
May 5, 1993 | Christie's | New York | Contemporary Art - Part II | 298 | Estimates not disclosed | The umbrellas - joint project for Japan and USA | |||
Jun 12, 1992 | Ader-Picard-Tajan | Paris | 19/20th Century Art | 53 | Estimates not disclosed | The umbrellas, joint project for Japan and USA | |||
Nov 11, 1988 | Sotheby's | New York | Contemporary Art, Part II | 273 | Estimates not disclosed | The umbrellas, project for Japan and Western U.S.A. |
Works on Paper
77.8 x 67.3 cm (30.63 x 26.5 in)
wax crayon, graphite and fabric collage on card, in acrylic box
signed, titled and dated "Christo 1986 The Umbrellas (Project for Japan and Western USA)" (lower left)
with S. Bitter Larkin Gallery, New York.
Private Collection, Paris.
Anonymous sale; Christie"s London, 29 June 2000, lot 661, where acquired for the present collection.
CHRISTO (1935-2020)
The Umbrellas (Project for Japan and Western USA)
signed, titled and dated "Christo 1986 The Umbrellas (Project for Japan and Western USA)" (lower left)
wax crayon, graphite and fabric collage on card, in acrylic box
30 5/8 x 26 ½ in. (78 x 67.2 cm.)
Executed in 1986.
