Christo
3 Wrapped Oak Trees

3 Wrapped Oak Trees

© Christo

3 Wrapped Oak Trees
3 Wrapped Oak Trees
ArtistAmerican, born Bulgaria, 1935–2020
ArtistAmerican, born France, 1935–2009
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • 3 Wrapped Oak Trees
  • 3 Chênes Empaquetés
Date1967
PlaceSaint-paul-du-vence, France
MediumPlastic wrapped over found materials with twine, graphite, oil, and enamel on Masonite, with wood frame
Dimensions29 × 23 15/16 in. (73.7 × 60.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alvin Lubetkin
Object number94.736
Not on view

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Department
Modern and Contemporary Art
Object Type
ProvenanceGiven to MFAH, 1994.
Exhibition History"The Passionate Adventure of the Real: Collage, Assemblage, and the Object in 20th Century Art," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, October 18, 2003–February 8, 2004.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Signed and dated in black crayon, lower right corner of panel: "Christo 1967".

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