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The Collection of Lucille Coleman
FERNANDO BOTERO (1932-2023)
Rape of Europa
Details
FERNANDO BOTERO (1932-2023)
Rape of Europa
incised with the artist's signature and stamped with the number and foundry mark 'Botero 3⁄6' (on the base)
bronze
25 x 18 ½ x 12 ¼ in. (63.5 x 47 x 31.1 cm.)
Executed in 1995. This work is number three from an edition of six.
Rape of Europa
incised with the artist's signature and stamped with the number and foundry mark 'Botero 3⁄6' (on the base)
bronze
25 x 18 ½ x 12 ¼ in. (63.5 x 47 x 31.1 cm.)
Executed in 1995. This work is number three from an edition of six.
Provenance
Private collection, Switzerland, acquired directly from the artist
Gasiunasen Gallery, Palm Beach
Acquired from the above by the present owner, 1998
Gasiunasen Gallery, Palm Beach
Acquired from the above by the present owner, 1998
Literature
J.-C. Lambert, Botero: Sculptures, Bogotá, 1998, p. 224 (another example illustrated).
Exhibited
Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Caracas Sofía Ímber, Botero, Donación del artista para el Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Caracas Sofía Ímber y obra reciente, October 1996, pp. 15 and 88, no. 14 (another example exhibited and illustrated).
Coral Gables, Gary Nader Fine Art, Botero: Paintings, Sculpture, Drawings, May 1998, n.p. (another example exhibited and illustrated).
Coral Gables, Gary Nader Fine Art, Botero: Paintings, Sculpture, Drawings, May 1998, n.p. (another example exhibited and illustrated).
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Michael Baptist
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