Still Life
Fernando Botero's 'Still Life' is a watercolor on paper showcasing the artist's characteristic approach to the genre with his distinctive formal sensibility. The work demonstrates Botero's engagement with classical subject matter through his unique artistic vision.
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Location
- Sotheby's, New York, NY
- Spotted At
- Auction House · Sotheby'sView on map
🔨 Auction Lot
Contemporary Curated
April 6, 2021
Estimate: $15,000 to $20,000
Lot 83
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Rufino Tamayo
Mexican · b. 1899
Tamayo painted bold and vibrant still lifes featuring fruit with warm tones and a figurative modernist sensibility that closely mirrors Botero's decorative approach to classical subject matter in watercolor and paint.
Diego Rivera
Mexican · b. 1886
Rivera created richly colored and formally bold still life compositions with fruit that share the warm tones, decorative quality, and Latin American modernist figurative tradition evident in this Botero watercolor.
Raoul Dufy
French · b. 1877
Dufy worked extensively in watercolor on paper to produce decorative and boldly colored still life compositions with warm tones and a joyful modern sensibility that aligns closely with the qualities seen in this Botero work.
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