Lot #1650: FERNANDO BOTERO - Cupido - Pen and ink drawing on paper

   

Artist: Fernando Botero (Colombian, b.1932).
Title: "Cupido".
Medium: Pen and ink drawing on paper.
Date: Composed c.1994.
Dimensions: Overall size: 15 13/16 x 11 3/4 in. (402 x 298 mm).
Lot Note(s): Signed lower right. Drawn on white wove paper. Very good to fine condition with minor creasing well away from the image. Comment(s): Comparable ink drawing compositions by Botero are often offered for sale at auction for substantially more than our modest pre-sale estimates; for example a similar work was at Meeting Art Auctioneers, Vercelli, Italy, June 12, 2010, lot #648, going unsold on pre-sale estimates of €35,000/40,000. Botero would occasionally revisit his favorite compositions in the form of pencil or ink drawings given to relatives, friends, other artists, etc., as in our example. His signature style, also known as "Boterismo", depicts people and figures in large, exaggerated volume, which can represent political criticism or humor, depending on the object. Image copyright © Fernando Botero. [29966-3-2400]