Lot 9
  • 9

Fernando Botero (B. 1933)

Estimate
700,000 - 900,000 USD
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Description

  • Fernando Botero
  • Woman on a Horse
  • inscribed with signature and numbered 3/3; also stamped with foundry mark
  • 72 by 40 by 44 in.
  • (182.9 by 101.6 by 111.7 cm)
  • Executed in 1990.
bronze

Provenance

Michelle Rosenfeld Gallery, New York (acquired from the artist)
Acquired from the above by the present owner (1994)

Exhibited

Monte Carlo, Galerie Marisa del Ray, Fernando Botero in Monte Carlo, March 20-September 30, 1992, n.n., illustration of another cast
Paris, Didier Imbert Fine Art, Botero aux Champs-Elysées: Sculptures Monumentales, October 22, 1992-January 30, 1993, illustration of another cast
New York, Marlborough Gallery, Fernando Botero: Monumental Sculpture, September 14-November 6, 1993, p. 23, no. 7, illustration of another cast

Literature

Jean-Clarence Lambert, Botero Sculptures, Bogotá, Villegas Editores, 1998, no. 174, illustration of another cast

Condition

The sculpture is in excellent condition. The figure displays a uniform yet transparent black patina that is in very good condition. The sculpture is clean and bears a fresh wax coating. The sculpture is structurally sound. No scratches or abrasions were noted on the surface. (This condition report has been provided courtesy of Wilson Conservation.)
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