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Lot 130
  • 130

Fernando Botero (b. 1932)

Estimate
60,000 - 80,000 USD
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Description

  • Fernando Botero
  • Cabeza de mujer
  • inscribed with signature and dated 75
  • white marble
  • Height: 15 in.
  • 38.1 cm
  • Executed in 1975.

Provenance

Galerie Claude Bernard, Paris
Sale: Sotheby's, New York, Latin American Paintings, Drawings, Sculpture and Prints, November 18, 1991, lot 44, illustrated in color
Galería El Museo, Bogotá
Private Collection, Florida

Exhibited

Beverly Hills, Louis Stern Galleries, Fernando Botero - Pinturas, Trabajos en Papel y Esculturas, April 1992
Caracas, Galería Espacio Fenix, Maestros Colombianos, April 1993
Bogotá, Galería El Museo, Fernando Botero-Esculturas,  April 1994, p. 5, illustrated
Bogotá, Galería El Museo, Selecciones para una colección,  December 1994

Literature

Edward J. Sullivan, Botero Sculpture, New York, 1986, p. 62, illustrated (incorrectly dated 1976)

Condition

Extensive over paint that appears slightly yellow and opaque can be seen on the proper left backside of the hair near the bottom and on the proper right side of the head above and to the right of the ear. In these areas distinct lines can be seen where the over paint begins and ends. The over paint conceals a crack in the marble in each area. A glossy clear coat has been applied to the face, which stands in contrast to the neck, which is low luster, and not as uniformly white. The disparity in color and sheen suggests that over paint has most likely been applied to other areas on the sculpture that are not as obvious as the areas listed above. The gloss was most likely applied to conceal over paint that was used to reduce imperfections in the surface. (This condition report has been provided courtesy of Wilson Conservation.)
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