ID 920954
Lot 19 | FERNANDO BOTERO (b. 1932)
Estimate value
$ 1 500 000 – 2 500 000
Mujer vestida
signed, numbered and stamped with foundry mark 'Botero 1/3' (near base)
bronze with black patina
Height: 142 1/2 in. (362 cm.)
Width: 66 in. (167.6 cm.)
Depth: 58 in. (147.3 cm.)
Executed in 2003.
Edition one of three.
Provenance
Anon. sale; Sotheby's, New York, 25 February 2007.
Acquired from the above through private treaty.
Literature
J. Cobo Borda, et al., Botero a Venezia: sculture e dipinti, Venice, Ministero per i Beni Culturali e Ambientali, 2003 (another edition illustrated, pp. 126-127).
M. Vargas Llosa, et al., Fernando Botero, Una celebración, Mexico City, Consejo Nacional para la Cultura y las Artes, 2012 (another edition illustrated, p. 293).
Special Notice
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| Artist: | Fernando Botero (1932 - 2023) |
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| Applied technique: | Metalwork |
| Medium: | Bronze |
| Art style: | Contemporary art |
| Place of origin: | Colombia, South America |
| Auction house category: | Sculptures |
| Artist: | Fernando Botero (1932 - 2023) |
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| Applied technique: | Metalwork |
| Medium: | Bronze |
| Art style: | Contemporary art |
| Place of origin: | Colombia, South America |
| Auction house category: | Sculptures |
| Address of auction |
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