ID 1336248
Lot 62 | FERNANDO BOTERO (1932-2023)
Estimate value
$ 3 000 000 – 5 000 000
The Playroom
signed and dated 'Botero 70' (lower right); signed and dated again and titled 'BOTERO 70 THE PLAYROOM' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
81 ¼ x 75 3/8 in. (206.4 x 191.5 cm.)
Painted in 1970
Provenance
Marlborough Gallery, New York
Acquired from the above by the present owner, circa 1975
Literature
K. Gallwitz, Botero, New York, 1976, p. 29 (illustrated).
G. Arciniegas, Fernando Botero, New York, 1977, no. 103 (illustrated in color).
C. Ratcliff, Botero, New York, 1980, p. 250, no. 221 (illustrated in color).
G. Soavi, Botero, Milan, 1988, p. 115, no. 87 (illustrated in color).
Exhibited
New York, Marlborough Gallery, Fernando Botero, February 1972, p. 25, no. 9 (illustrated).
Rotterdam, Museum Boijmans-van Beuingen, Retrospectiva, March-May 1975, no. 2.
New York, Port Washington Library, 1982-1984 (extended loan).
| Artist: | Fernando Botero (1932 - 2023) |
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| Applied technique: | Oil on canvas |
| Art style: | Contemporary art |
| Place of origin: | Colombia, South America |
| Auction house category: | Paintings, Watercolors, Drawings, Paintings |
| Artist: | Fernando Botero (1932 - 2023) |
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| Applied technique: | Oil on canvas |
| Art style: | Contemporary art |
| Place of origin: | Colombia, South America |
| Auction house category: | Paintings, Watercolors, Drawings, Paintings |
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