Contemporary Day Auction
Contemporary Day Auction
Fernando Botero
Familia Protestante
Auction Closed
May 20, 10:17 PM GMT
Estimate
700,000 - 900,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
The Vanguard Spirit: Modern and Surrealist Masterworks From an Important Estate
Fernando Botero
b. 1932
Familia Protestante
signed Botero and dated 69 (lower right); signed Botero, titled and dated 1969 (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
82¾ by 69 in.
210 by 175 cm.
Executed in 1969.
Richard Benedeck, New York
Robert Bradford, New York (acquired from the above)
Christie's New York, 21 November 1989, lot 22 (consigned by the above)
Felipe Grimberg Fine Art, Miami (acquired from the above)
Sotheby's New York, 20 November 2001, lot 19
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Robert Bradford, New York (acquired from the above)
Christie's New York, 21 November 1989, lot 22 (consigned by the above)
Felipe Grimberg Fine Art, Miami (acquired from the above)
Sotheby's New York, 20 November 2001, lot 19
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Tracy Atkinson & Klaus Gallwitz, Botero, Munich, 1970, p. 79, illustrated
Germán Arciniegas, Fernando Botero, New York, 1977, no. 83, n.p., illustrated in color
Carter Ratcliff, Botero, New York, 1980, no. 64, p. 84, illustrated in color
Marcel Paquet, Botero, Philosophie de la Création, Tielt, 1985, no. 45, p. 72, illustrated
Giorgio Soavi, Botero, Milan, 1988, no. 56, p. 84, illustrated
Gilbert Lascault, Botero, Madrid, 1992, p. 130, illustrated in color
Mariana Hanstein, Fernando Botero, Cologne, 2003, pp. 42-43, illustrated in color
Germán Arciniegas, Fernando Botero, New York, 1977, no. 83, n.p., illustrated in color
Carter Ratcliff, Botero, New York, 1980, no. 64, p. 84, illustrated in color
Marcel Paquet, Botero, Philosophie de la Création, Tielt, 1985, no. 45, p. 72, illustrated
Giorgio Soavi, Botero, Milan, 1988, no. 56, p. 84, illustrated
Gilbert Lascault, Botero, Madrid, 1992, p. 130, illustrated in color
Mariana Hanstein, Fernando Botero, Cologne, 2003, pp. 42-43, illustrated in color