Lot 189
  • 189

Fernando Botero (b. 1932)

Estimate
35,000 - 45,000 USD
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Description

  • Fernando Botero
  • Dancing Couple
  • signed and dated 80 lower right
  • graphite on paper
  • 17 by 14 in.
  • 43.1 by 35.6 cm

Provenance

Galerie Beyeler, Basel
Sale: Sotheby's, New York, 18th, 19th and 20th Century Latin American Paintings, Sculpture, Prints and Photographs, May 13, 1983, lot 209A, illustrated in color

Exhibited

Basel, Galerie Beyeler, Fernando Botero, October-December 1980, no. 68

Condition

This work is overall good condition and is ready to hang. The media layer is stable. The paper is affixed to the mat. A border of minor yellowing/discoloration is present on the extreme edges of the paper, most likely due to a prior mat.
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