FERNANDO BOTERO (1932-2023)

Lot 62
19.11.2024 00:00UTC +00:00
Classic
Starting price
$ 3 000 000
AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Event locationUnited Kingdom, London
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ID 1336248
Lot 62 | FERNANDO BOTERO (1932-2023)
Estimate value
$ 3 000 000 – 5 000 000
FERNANDO BOTERO (1932-2023)
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).
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