ID 1380833
Lot 4 | FERNANDO BOTERO (1932-2023)
Estimate value
$ 400 000 – 600 000
Autorretrato, el día de mi primera comunión
signed and dated 'Botero 70' (lower right); signed and dated again, and titled 'Botero 1970 'Autorretrato, el día de mi primera comunión'' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
42 7/8 x 37 in. (108.9 x 94 cm.)
Painted in 1970.
Provenance
Estudio Actual, Caracas
Anon. sale; Christie's, New York, 15 May 1991, lot 39
Lorenzo H. Zambrano collection, Mexico
Sale; Sotheby's, New York, 24 November 2014, lot 14
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
Literature
G. Arciniegas, Fernando Botero, 1977, n. 117 (illustrated in color).
C. Ratcliff, Botero, 1980, n. 224, p. 253 (illustrated in color).
P. Restany, Botero, 1983 (illustrated in color).
M. Paquet, Botero: Philosophie de la création, 1985, n. 49, p. 80 (illustrated).
G. Soavi, Botero, 1988, n. 63, pp. 16 and 91 (illustrated in color).
M. Paquet, Botero, 1992, n. 49, p. 72 (illustrated).
G. Lascault, Botero, La pintura, 1992, p. 155 (illustrated in color).
M. Paquet, Botero: Philosophy of the Creative Act, 1992, n. 49, p. 72 (illustrated).
H. Abrams, Botero, Great Modern Masters, 1997, n. 2, p. 12 (illustrated in color).
M. Hanstetin, Fernando Botero, 2003, p. 48 (illustrated in color).
Exhibited
London, Hannover Gallery, Botero, 6 October-20 November 1970, n. 11 (illustrated in color).
Caracas, Estudio Actual, Fernando Botero, 1976, n. 1.
Caracas, Museo de Bellas Artes, I Encuentro Hispanoamericano de artistas y críticos, June 1978.
| Artist: | Fernando Botero (1932 - 2023) |
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| Applied technique: | Oil on canvas |
| Art style: | Contemporary art |
| Genre: | Portrait |
| 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 |
| Genre: | Portrait |
| Place of origin: | Colombia, South America |
| Auction house category: | Paintings, Watercolors, Drawings, Paintings |
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