FERNANDO BOTERO (1932-2023)
The Lovers
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FERNANDO BOTERO (1932-2023)
The Lovers
incised with the artist's signature and number and stamped with the foundry mark 'Botero 1/3' (on the base)
bronze
99 ¹/₄ x 55 ¹/₈ x 55 ¹/₈ in. (252.1 x 140 x 140 cm.)
Executed in 1992. This work is number one from an edition of three.
The Lovers
incised with the artist's signature and number and stamped with the foundry mark 'Botero 1/3' (on the base)
bronze
99 ¹/₄ x 55 ¹/₈ x 55 ¹/₈ in. (252.1 x 140 x 140 cm.)
Executed in 1992. This work is number one from an edition of three.
Provenance
Marlborough Gallery, New York, circa 1994
Private collection, Chile
Jorge Carroza Subastas, Santiago
Acquired from the above by the present owner, 2018
Private collection, Chile
Jorge Carroza Subastas, Santiago
Acquired from the above by the present owner, 2018
Literature
R. Chiappini, et al., Fernando Botero, Milan, 1997, p. 204 (another example illustrated).
J. Lambert, Botero Sculptures, Bogotá, 1998, pp. 252-253 and 251 (another example illustrated).
J. Lambert, Botero Sculptures, Bogotá, 1998, pp. 252-253 and 251 (another example illustrated).
Exhibition
Paris, Solange Auzias de Turenne, Botero Aux Champs-Elysées: Sculptures monumentales, October 1992-January 1993, p. 105 (another example exhibited and illustrated).
New York, Marlborough Gallery, Botero in New York, 1993, pp. 5 and 12, no. 9 (another example exhibited and illustrated).
New York, Marlborough Gallery, Botero in New York, 1993, pp. 5 and 12, no. 9 (another example exhibited and illustrated).
榮譽呈獻
Arco Yu
Associate Vice President, Specialist