Provenance
Marlborough Gallery, New York
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Catalogue Essay
The present lot by world-renowned artist Fernando Botero depicts a reclining nude carved from white Carrara marble, achieving a silky smooth surface that compels a physical response from the viewer. The sensual, yet reposed subject features the grandiose proportions for which Botero has become legendary, recalling the Latin American-rooted tradition that associates abundance with beauty.

Through employing marble in the creation of his Rubanesque figures, Botero continues in the traditions of Renaissance masters such as Michelangelo and Donatello. Reclining Nude is particularly alluring due to her somewhat ambiguous position. The viewer is left to determine her state of mind, contemplating if she is simply resting, awaiting an absent lover, or lost in deep personal thought.
Artist Biography
Fernando Botero
Colombian • 1932
Colombian artist Fernando Botero is known for his voluptuous and exaggerated paintings, sculptures and drawings. He studied under Roberto Longhi, a renowned authority on Italian Renaissance and Baroque art, obtaining a remarkable art historical knowledge of Western Classicism. This dialogue between an erudite education and religious art for the masses is the key in the development of his aesthetic.
Botero was also influenced by Mexican muralism, with which he became acquainted while living in Mexico City. The monumental scale of the human forms in the murals gave rise to the voluminous figures for which he is best known. Botero's works make mordant comments on society's shortcomings; they also incorporate classical elements and are imbued with political satire and caricature.
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Fernando Botero

Reclining Nude

signed "Botero" on the lower edge
white marble
7 x 21 1/2 x 8 1/2 in. (17.8 x 54.6 x 21.6 cm)
Executed in 2006, this work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity signed by the artist.

Estimate
$200,000 - 300,000

Sold for $281,250

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Latin America

New York Auction 21 November 2017

1
Fernanda Gomes
Untitled
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
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2
Sandú Darié
Untitled (from the series 'Formas geométricas móviles')
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3
Anna Maria Maiolino
Untitled (from the series 'Novos Outros')
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4
Zilia Sánchez
Topologías eróticas
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5
Rivane Neuenschwander
Conversations
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6
Damián Ortega
Flat Cube I
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7
Jesús Rafael Soto
Escritura medio amarilla
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8
Hélio Oiticica
Metaesquema 193
Estimate $150,000 - 250,000
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9
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10
Jorge Eielson
Quipus 30B
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11
León Ferrari
Untitled
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12
Carlos Cruz-Diez
Physichromie No. 558
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13
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14
Edgar Negret
Navegante
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15
Jesús Rafael Soto
Vibración vertical
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16
Antonio Asis
Interférences en couleurs
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17
Antonio Asis
Interférences en blanc et noir
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18
Ivan Serpa
Untitled
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19
Joaquín Torres-García
Nature morte au grattoir blanc
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20
Matta
Panarea Jazz
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21
Armando Morales
Four Bathers and a Dog
Estimate $100,000 - 150,000
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22
Armando Morales
Nude in Front of a Concave Mirror
Estimate $70,000 - 90,000
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23No Reserve
Darío Morales
Self-Portrait
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000 •
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24
Fernando Botero
Male Torso with Leaf
Estimate $80,000 - 120,000
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25
Joaquín Torres-García
Straatscène met wagen
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26
Oswaldo Vigas
Untitled
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27
Fernando Botero
La Pareja
Estimate $600,000 - 800,000
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28
Pablo Atchugarry
Untitled
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29
Mario Carreño
Guajiro a caballo
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30
Mario Carreño
Geométrico
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31
Cundo Bermúdez
Saltimbanquis
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32
Manuel Mendive
Untitled
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33
Guillermo Muñoz Vera
Palmeras
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34
Julio Larraz
The Oracle at Agua Dulce Airbase
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35
Carlos Quintana
Um saloom de téa
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36
Nicolás Leiva
Un lugar para vivir
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37
Juan Roberto Diago
Me Voy
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38
Alexandre Arrechea
Sherry Netherlands (from the 'NOLIMITS' series)
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
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39
Fernando Botero
Reclining Nude
Estimate $200,000 - 300,000
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40
Oswaldo Guayasamín
Untitled
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41
Oswaldo Guayasamín
Untitled
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42
Enrique Grau
Untitled
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43
Roberto Fabelo
Viaje fantástico del ángel azul
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44
Olga de Amaral
Agua I
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Olga de Amaral
Huella IV
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Feliza Bursztyn
Untitled
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47
Aldo Chaparro
Untitled
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48
Carlos Rojas
Untitled (from the series 'Dorados')
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49
Maurício Nogueira Lima
Geométrico
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50
Honorio Morales
Untitled
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51
Maurício Nogueira Lima
Aprenda a ver
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52
Rubem Valentim
Emblema
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53
Lothar Charoux
Linhas sobre verde e preto
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54
Lothar Charoux
Quadrados
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55
Alejandro Otero
Two works: Untitled
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56
Alejandro Otero
Two works: Untitled
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57
Los Carpinteros
Calles
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58
Valeska Soares
Intervals (VII)
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59
Marco Maggi
Complete Coverage on Lewitt
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
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60
Anna Maria Maiolino
Untitled (from the series 'Codificaçoes matéricas')
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Fernando Bryce
Pasolini as Giotto
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62
Ronald Morán
Three works: Untitled (from the series 'Diálogo inmaterial en un espacio de Tadao Ando')
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63
Mariano Ferrante
Painting No. 36/17
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64
Edgar Negret
Escalera
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65
León Ferrari
Untitled
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66
Gyula Kosice
Lámpara
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67
José Mijares
Untitled
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68
José Rosabal
Composition with Orange
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69
Sandú Darié
Untitled
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Sandú Darié
Viaje en círculos imaginarios
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Salvador Corratgé
Forma espacial #2
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Salvador Corratgé
Untitled
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73
Pedro de Oraá
Expandido # II
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74
Edgar Negret
Juguete andino
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75No Reserve
Milner Cajahuaringa
Untitled
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76
Agustín Cárdenas
Papillon
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Rodolfo Nieto
Untitled
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Amelia Peláez
Untitled
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Amelia Peláez
Untitled
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80
Manuel Mendive
Madre Agua
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81
Manuel Mendive
Luz de la esperanza
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82
Angel Botello
Con muñeca negra
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
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83
Angel Botello
Women
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
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84
Vik Muniz
Jorge (from the series 'Pictures of Magazines')
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Luis Enrique Camejo
Almendrón
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
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