Lot 16
- 16
Fernando Botero (b. 1932)
Estimate
250,000 - 350,000 USD
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Description
- Fernando Botero
- Boy in a Garden
- signed and dated 66 lower right; also signed on the reverse
- oil on canvas
- 55 1/2 by 46 in.
- 141 by 117 cm
Provenance
Acquired from the artist
Thence by descent to the present owner
Thence by descent to the present owner
Exhibited
Milwaukee, Milwaukee Art Center, Fernando Botero: Recent Works, December 1, 1966-January 15, 1967, no. 19
Condition
This work is in very good condition. The canvas is well stretched. The paint layer is stable. The surface is clean but not noticeably varnished. There are a few tiny retouches on the extreme upper right edge in the upper right corner, and one restoration on the left edge near the top left corner. The work should be hung as is. (This condition report has been provided courtesy of Simon Parkes Art Conservation, Inc.)
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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
“Botero’s fascination with the art of the museums—Velázquez and Goya, the Italian Trecento and Quattrocento—and with concepts developed by art historians is reflected throughout his oeuvre. They determine his approach to painting. His historical bent merely serves as a background against which he can reflect on contemporary art and on the place of his work within it. A review of his painting of the 1950s and 1960s indicates that his unique style was evolved not least out of an involvement with current trends […] In the early 1960s the graphic application of paint began gradually to disappear from his work and reveal an increasing rhythmical emphasis and ordering of the gestural paint application.” Werner Spies, Fernando Botero, Paintings and Drawings, Munich, 1992, pp. 21-2