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FERNANDO BOTERO | The Rape of Europa
Estimate
250,000 - 350,000 USD
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Description
- Fernando Botero
- The Rape of Europa
- incised with artist's signature and the number 6/6
- bronze
- 23 by 11 1/2 by 15 in. 58.4 by 29.2 by 38.1 cm.
- Executed in 2002, this work is number 6 from an edition of 6.
Provenance
Private Collection, New York (acquired directly from the artist)
James Goodman Gallery, New York
Acquired from the above by the present owner
James Goodman Gallery, New York
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Condition
This work is in very good condition overall. Minor scattered handling marks are present throughout. A two-inch vertical surface scratch is present in the proper left shoulder of the bull, adjacent to the figure's leg. A small isolated area of pitting is present on the proper left haunch of the bull, behind the figure.
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
"As in all the techniques that Botero applies, he craves perfection, so the bronzes display a splendid surface in which all the riches of the modeling can be enjoyed by the play of light and shadow. The figures of mythology that we know from his paintings now come to us as larger than life divinities that can easily dominate a square or a rotunda in any city of the world. His reclining nudes, smoking or eating a forbidden fruit, with their undulating shapes, produce a most sensual and seductive effect in a garden of sculptures." —John Sillevis, The Baroque World of Fernando Botero, New Haven 2006, p. 31