Sale 12167
New York
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22 - 23 November 2016
Price realised
USD 87,500
Estimate
Fernando Botero (b. 1932) Still Life with Grapes signed and dated 'Botero 69' (lower right) pastel on paper laid on board 32 x 39 in. (81.3 x 99.1 cm.) Executed in 1969.
Provenance
Galerie Buchholz, Munich. Acquired from the above by the present owner.
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This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity signed by the artist.
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