Eve

Details

FERNANDO BOTERO (B. 1932)
Eve
signed and numbered 'Botero, 6/6' and stamped with a foundry mark (incised on the base)
bronze sculpture
88.8 (H) x 26.1 x 25.5 cm. (35 x 10 1/4 x 10 in.)
Executed in 1994
edition 6/6

Provenance

Anon. Sale, Sotheby’s New York, 16 November 2005, lot 10
Opera Gallery, Hong Kong
Private Collection, Asia (Acquired directly from the above by the present owner)

Conditions of sale

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Lot Essay

“Sculpture brings me a particular pleasure, that of being able to touch the newly created reality [...] If I sculpt an object from my mind, the feeling of holding it in my hand is real, it becomes a sensual experience, all the way through its execution.” – Fernando Botero

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