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Authentic sample of the orange fabric used for the monumental installation Valley Curtain by Christo and Jeanne-Claude, carried out in 1972 at Rifle Gap. This fragment comes directly from the spectacular work that deployed a massive textile curtain across the valley, suspended between two mountain slopes.

Framed with a map of the installation, this sample constitutes a rare and tangible piece of the duo's creative process, emblematic of Christo and Jeanne-Claude's early monumental interventions and the history of Land Art.

Échantillon authentique du tissu orange utilisé pour l’installation monumentale Valley Curtain de Christo et Jeanne-Claude, réalisée en 1972 dans le Rifle Gap. Ce fragment provient directement de l’œuvre spectaculaire ayant déployé un immense rideau textile à travers la vallée, suspendu entre deux versants montagneux.

Encadré avec une carte de l’installation, cet échantillon constitue une pièce rare et tangible du processus créatif du duo, emblématique des premières interventions monumentales de Christo et Jeanne-Claude et de l’histoire du Land Art.

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Christo (1935-2020) - Valley Curtain

Mixed technique - Not signed - 1972

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Original mixed-media fragment from Valley Curtain (1972) by Christo and Jeanne-Claude, an orange fabric sample from the monumentally installed work, framed with a map and measuring 30 cm by 21 cm, depicting architecture and produced in the United States.

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Original mixed-media fragment from Valley Curtain (1972) by Christo and Jeanne-Claude, an orange fabric sample from the monumentally installed work, framed with a map and measuring 30 cm by 21 cm, depicting architecture and produced in the United States.

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