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Fernando Botero
Estimate
150,000 - 200,000 EUR
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Description
- Fernando Botero
- Cebollas españolas (Spanish Onions)
- signed Botero and dated 69 (lower right) ; signed Botero, dated 69 and titled CEBOLLAS ESPAÑOLAS (on the reverse)
- oil on canvas
- 91.7 by 106.2 cm ; 36 1/8 by 41 7/8 in.
Provenance
Galerie Claude Bernard, Paris (acquired in 1970)
By descent to the present owner
By descent to the present owner
Condition
The canvas is not lined. There is a small loss 5cm from the lower edge. There are pinholes near the centre of the left and right edges. Under UV light, a vertical band in the upper right corner appears to fluoresce along with a very thin line to the left of the signature. Otherwise this work is in overall good condition.
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"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
It is among the great masters of European painting that the artistic culture of Fernand Botero found its source. In 1952, Botero studied at the Academia de San Fernando in Madrid, where he also frequently visited the Prado Museum. This is certainly where he discovered the art of bodegones; Spanish still-lifes of the seventeenth century enfused with a meditative silence.
In 1953, he travelled to Paris and became familiar with the great masters in the Louvre. For Botero, the art of still-lifes often represents a formal exercise in modernity, with innovative compositions and effects of volume and light that are reflected in the clean style of the painter. Still-lifes would become one of his favorite subjects. Cebollas Espagnolas takes direct inspiration from Old Masters, but this influence is absorbed and sublimated to create the Colombian painter's true style. Botero's first exhibition in Paris took place in September 1969 at the Claude Bernard Gallery, which is where this work was acquired.
In 1953, he travelled to Paris and became familiar with the great masters in the Louvre. For Botero, the art of still-lifes often represents a formal exercise in modernity, with innovative compositions and effects of volume and light that are reflected in the clean style of the painter. Still-lifes would become one of his favorite subjects. Cebollas Espagnolas takes direct inspiration from Old Masters, but this influence is absorbed and sublimated to create the Colombian painter's true style. Botero's first exhibition in Paris took place in September 1969 at the Claude Bernard Gallery, which is where this work was acquired.