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The Rape of Europa
Details
Fernando Botero (b. 1932)
The Rape of Europa
signed and numbered 'Botero 1/6' and stamped with a foundry mark (on the base)
bronze
19 3/4 x 18 x 10 in. (50 x 45.7 x 25.5 cm.)
Executed in 2007.
Edition one of six.
The Rape of Europa
signed and numbered 'Botero 1/6' and stamped with a foundry mark (on the base)
bronze
19 3/4 x 18 x 10 in. (50 x 45.7 x 25.5 cm.)
Executed in 2007.
Edition one of six.
Provenance
Contini Galleria d'Arte, Venice, (acquired directly from the artist).
Acquired from the above by the present owner in 2011.
Acquired from the above by the present owner in 2011.
Literature
Exhibition catalogue, Botero, peintures, sculptures et aquarelles, Monaco, Marlborough Gallery, 2010, p. 33 (another cast illustrated in color).
Exhibition catalogue, Botero, gente del circo, Venice, Contini Galleria d'Arte, 2010, p. 132-133 (illustrated).
Exhibition catalogue, Botero, gente del circo, Venice, Contini Galleria d'Arte, 2010, p. 132-133 (illustrated).
Exhibited
Venice, Contini Galleria d'Arte, Botero, gente del circo, 24 October 2009-5 April 2010.