Property of a Private Collection, Palm Beach

Fernando Botero

Picador in the Bullring

Auction Closed

November 17, 10:15 PM GMT

Estimate

600,000 - 800,000 USD

Lot Details

Description

Property of a Private Collection, Palm Beach

Fernando Botero

b. 1932

Picador in the Bullring

signed Botero and dated 85 (lower right)

oil on canvas

66½ by 39 in.

168.9 by 99.1 cm.

Executed in 1985.

This work is in very good condition overall. The canvas is unlined and well-stretched. The media layer is stable, and the colors are vibrant. A very minor faint fine band of frame abrasion is present along the extreme edges of the canvas. Under UV: no evidence of inpainting becomes apparent. The work is ready to hang.

Framed dimensions: 74 1/4 by 47 in.

In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.

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Helene Wasserman Fine Art, New York (acquired directly from the artist)
Acquired from the above on May 1996 by the present owner

José Manuel Caballero Bonald, Botero - La corrida, Madrid, 1989, p. 97, illustrated in color (titled Picador en la plaza)
José Manuel Caballero Bonald, Botero - The Bullfight, New York, 1990, p. 91, illustrated in color (titled Picador in the Bullring)
Jean Cau, Fernando Botero - La Corrida, Paris, 1990, no. XLVIII, p. 86, illustrated in color
Edward J. Sullivan and Jean-Marie Tasset, Fernando Botero: Monograph & Catalogue Raisonné: Paintings 1975-1990, Lausanne, 2000, no. 1985/8, p. 370, illustrated

Milan, la Sala Viscontea-Castello Sforzesco; Naples, Castell dell Ovo; Palermo, Albergo delle Povere; Coro, Museo de Arte; Caracas, Museum of Contemporary Art, La Corrida (The Bullfight), 1987 - 1988