Christo 1935-2020
Texas Mastaba. Project for 500,000 Stacked Oil Drums, 1976
Original collage with lithography, screenprinting on chipboard
Signed by the artist's hand in pencil, lower right.
Board: 76.1 x 56.7 x 0.2 cm; 30 x 22 3/8 x 1/8 in.
Printed to the full sheet.
Framed: 77 x 57.5 x 3 cm; 30 1/4 x 22 5/8 x 1 1/8 in
Printed to the full sheet.
Framed: 77 x 57.5 x 3 cm; 30 1/4 x 22 5/8 x 1 1/8 in
Numbered from the edition of 200. Printed by Styria Studio, Inc., New York. Published by APC Editions for the folio 'America: The Third Centruy' by Mobil Oil Corporation.
$ 5,250.00
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Created in 1976, 'Texas Mastaba. Project for 500,000 Stacked Oil Drums' reflects Christo's long-standing ambition to construct a monumental permanent sculpture in the landscape of Texas. Inspired by the ancient...
Created in 1976, 'Texas Mastaba. Project for 500,000 Stacked Oil Drums' reflects Christo's long-standing ambition to construct a monumental permanent sculpture in the landscape of Texas. Inspired by the ancient mastaba form, the proposed structure was to consist of 500,000 horizontally stacked oil drums rising from the flat terrain, transforming an industrial material into an architectural landmark of extraordinary scale.
Although the Texas Mastaba remained unrealised during Christo's lifetime, it stands as one of his most ambitious and enduring projects. Preparatory collages such as this are not merely studies but autonomous works that communicate the artist's vision, combining technical precision with the bold, colourful aesthetic that characterises his practice. As a record of one of Christo's most celebrated unrealised American projects, this print offers a compelling insight into the artist's lifelong pursuit of reshaping the relationship between art, architecture and landscape.
Although the Texas Mastaba remained unrealised during Christo's lifetime, it stands as one of his most ambitious and enduring projects. Preparatory collages such as this are not merely studies but autonomous works that communicate the artist's vision, combining technical precision with the bold, colourful aesthetic that characterises his practice. As a record of one of Christo's most celebrated unrealised American projects, this print offers a compelling insight into the artist's lifelong pursuit of reshaping the relationship between art, architecture and landscape.
Provenance
Private Collection, Germany.Exhibitions
Another impression is kept in the collection of the MoMA, New York (502.1976.3).Another impression is kept in the collection of the Buffalo AKG Art Museum (P1976:1.4).
Another impression is kept in the collection of the University of Houston.