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Property from a Private American Collection
Fernando Botero (Colombian b. 1932)
Venus Sleeping
Details
Fernando Botero (Colombian b. 1932)
Venus Sleeping
signed and numbered 'Botero 4/6' and stamped with foundry mark (on the side of the base)
bronze with dark brown patina
17¾ x 59¾ x 23 in. (45 x 151.7 x 58.4 cm.)
Executed in 1990.
Edition four of six.
Venus Sleeping
signed and numbered 'Botero 4/6' and stamped with foundry mark (on the side of the base)
bronze with dark brown patina
17¾ x 59¾ x 23 in. (45 x 151.7 x 58.4 cm.)
Executed in 1990.
Edition four of six.
Provenance
Didier Imbert Fine Art, Paris.
Acquired from the above by the present owner (1992).
Acquired from the above by the present owner (1992).
Literature
Exhibition catalogue, Fernando Botero in Monte Carlo, Monte Carlo, Marisa del Re Gallery, 1992 (another cast illustrated in color).
Lambert, J-C., Botero Sculptures, Villegas editores, Bogotá, 1998, pp. 196-197 (another cast illustrated in color).
Lambert, J-C., Botero Sculptures, Villegas editores, Bogotá, 1998, pp. 196-197 (another cast illustrated in color).
Exhibited
Monte Carlo, Marisa del Re Gallery, Inc., Fernando Botero in Monte Carlo, March 20th - September 30th, 1992 (another cast exhibited).