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Fernando Botero (b. 1932)
Estimate
500,000 - 700,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- Fernando Botero
- Seated Woman
- inscribed with artist signature; also numbered 2/6
- bronze
- 34 1/2 by 34 1/2 by 31 1/2 in.
- 87.6 by 87.6 by 80 cm
- Executed in 2002.
Provenance
Gasiunasen Gallery, Palm Beach
Condition
This work is in very good condition overall. Some rubbing and minor surface scratches are present on the base.
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.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
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.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
"Since day one I have had a great interest in volume. At the beginning it was just a perception. I wanted to create round forms. As time passes, throughout the history of art, through my trips to Italy, through paintings from 1400 and 1300, through artists like Giotto, Masaccio, Piero della Francesca, or others such as Paolo Uccello, all this has helped me to rationalize the importance of volume. My work comes from many sources: Etruscan art, pre-Columbian art, popular art…it’s a mix. Like a cocktail formed in one artist’s mind. But, at the end, when a person watches this work, only one name comes to mind: Botero. This is a Botero and you don’t need to look any further. This is my work.”
Fernando Botero