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Rape of Europa
Details
FERNANDO BOTERO (1932-2023)
Rape of Europa
signed and numbered 'Botero EA 1/2' and stamped with foundry mark (on the base)
bronze
Height: 23 in. (58.4 cm.)
Width: 18 ¾ in. (47.6 cm.)
Depth: 12 in. (30.5 cm.)
Executed in 2007.
Artist's proof one of two.
Rape of Europa
signed and numbered 'Botero EA 1/2' and stamped with foundry mark (on the base)
bronze
Height: 23 in. (58.4 cm.)
Width: 18 ¾ in. (47.6 cm.)
Depth: 12 in. (30.5 cm.)
Executed in 2007.
Artist's proof one of two.
Provenance
Galleria D'Arte Contini, Venice.
Private collection, Dubai (acquired from the above, 2009).
Acquired from the above by the present owner (2015).
Private collection, Dubai (acquired from the above, 2009).
Acquired from the above by the present owner (2015).
Literature
Fernando Botero: The Grand Show: Painting, Drawings & Sculpture, exh. cat., Miami, Gary Nader Fine Art, 2010 (another cast illustrated).
Brought to you by
Kristen France
Vice President, Specialist