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The Clive Davis Collection
FERNANDO BOTERO (1932-2023)
The Arnolfini Portrait, after van Eyck
Details
FERNANDO BOTERO (1932-2023)
The Arnolfini Portrait, after van Eyck
signed and dated 'Botero 78' (lower right)
oil on canvas
53 x 46 ½ in. (134.6 x 118.1 cm.)
Painted in 1978
The Arnolfini Portrait, after van Eyck
signed and dated 'Botero 78' (lower right)
oil on canvas
53 x 46 ½ in. (134.6 x 118.1 cm.)
Painted in 1978
Provenance
Galerie Brusberg, Berlin (acquired from the artist).
Pamela Auchincloss Gallery, New York.
Acquired from the above by the late owner, 12 December 1995.
Pamela Auchincloss Gallery, New York.
Acquired from the above by the late owner, 12 December 1995.
Literature
C. Ratcliff, Botero, New York, 1980, pp. 11 and 96, no. 75 (illustrated).
P. Restany, Botero, Geneva, 1983, n.p. (illustrated).
J. Jouvet, Botero: Diogenes, Zurich, 1983, n.p., no. 55 (illustrated; titled Die Arnolfini).
M. Paquet, Botero: Philosophy of the Creative Act, London, 1985, pp. 82 and 153, no. 61 (illustrated; titled The Arnolfinis).
G. Soavi, Fernando Botero, Milan, 1988, pp. 184 and 267, no. 156 (illustrated; titled I coniugi Arnolfini d'après Van Eyck).
P. Gribaudo, Botero, Milan, 1990, n.p., no. 24 (illustrated).
G. Soavi, Fernando Botero: Oeuvres, 1959-1989, Paris, 1990, n.p., no. 70 (illustrated).
G. Durozoi, Botero, Paris, 1992, pp. 68 and 94 (illustrated; titled Les Époux Afnolfini).
G. Lascault, Botero: La pintura, Madrid, 1992, p. 113 (illustrated).
E. Sullivan and J.-M. Tasset, Fernando Botero: Monograph & Catalogue Raisonné, Paintings 1975-1990, Lausanne, 2000, pp. 16 and 260, no. 1978⁄1 (illustrated; titled After van Eyck - The Arnolfini Marriage).
M. Hanstein, Botero, Cologne, 2003, p. 70 (illustrated).
J. C. Botero, The Art of Fernando Botero, Madrid, 2013, p. 153-155 (illustrated).
P. Restany, Botero, Geneva, 1983, n.p. (illustrated).
J. Jouvet, Botero: Diogenes, Zurich, 1983, n.p., no. 55 (illustrated; titled Die Arnolfini).
M. Paquet, Botero: Philosophy of the Creative Act, London, 1985, pp. 82 and 153, no. 61 (illustrated; titled The Arnolfinis).
G. Soavi, Fernando Botero, Milan, 1988, pp. 184 and 267, no. 156 (illustrated; titled I coniugi Arnolfini d'après Van Eyck).
P. Gribaudo, Botero, Milan, 1990, n.p., no. 24 (illustrated).
G. Soavi, Fernando Botero: Oeuvres, 1959-1989, Paris, 1990, n.p., no. 70 (illustrated).
G. Durozoi, Botero, Paris, 1992, pp. 68 and 94 (illustrated; titled Les Époux Afnolfini).
G. Lascault, Botero: La pintura, Madrid, 1992, p. 113 (illustrated).
E. Sullivan and J.-M. Tasset, Fernando Botero: Monograph & Catalogue Raisonné, Paintings 1975-1990, Lausanne, 2000, pp. 16 and 260, no. 1978⁄1 (illustrated; titled After van Eyck - The Arnolfini Marriage).
M. Hanstein, Botero, Cologne, 2003, p. 70 (illustrated).
J. C. Botero, The Art of Fernando Botero, Madrid, 2013, p. 153-155 (illustrated).
Exhibited
Brussels, Musée d'Ixelles; Lund, Konsthall and Høvikodden, Henie-Onstad Kunstsenter, Fernando Botero: Malerier, tegninger, skulpturer, June 1979-April 1980, n.p., no. 15 (illustrated).
Tokyo, Seibu Museum of Art, Fernando Botero, June-August 1981, pp. 36 and 90, no. 32 (illustrated).
Rome, Palazzo delle Esposizioni, Botero: Antologica 1949-1991, December 1991-February 1992, p. 62, no. 29 (illustrated; titled Gli Arnolfini).
Berlin, Galerie Brusberg, Fernando Botero: Der umgekehrte Kolumbus, April-June 1996, p. 11, no. 25 (illustrated).
Tokyo, Seibu Museum of Art, Fernando Botero, June-August 1981, pp. 36 and 90, no. 32 (illustrated).
Rome, Palazzo delle Esposizioni, Botero: Antologica 1949-1991, December 1991-February 1992, p. 62, no. 29 (illustrated; titled Gli Arnolfini).
Berlin, Galerie Brusberg, Fernando Botero: Der umgekehrte Kolumbus, April-June 1996, p. 11, no. 25 (illustrated).
Presentado por
Paige Kestenman
Vice President, Senior Specialist, Co-Head of 20th Century Evening Sale