Fernando Botero Pedro with Monkey

Property from a Distinguished Private Collection
Fernando Botero
1932 - 2023

Pedro with Monkey
signed and dated 72 (lower right)
pastel on paper
62 ¾ by 46 ⅛ in.
156.8 by 117.2 cm.
Executed in 1972.

Condition Report:
This work is in good condition overall. The sheet is hinged verso to the backing board along each of the extreme edges with acid-free tape. The media layer is stable, and the colors are vibrant. There is a faint minor intermittent band of frame abrasion along each of the extreme edges, measuring no more than 1 1/2 inches. There are 8 artist pinholes scattered along the lower half of the extreme left edge and one artist pinhole in the lower center quadrant, below the boxcar string. There is a minor horizonal 1 1/2 inch crease at the center of the extreme lower edge. The work is ready to hang. Framed under glass.

Framed dimensions: 63 ⅛ by 47 ½ in. (160.3 by 120.6 cm.)

Provenance:
Julian J. Aberbach, New York (acquired as a gift from the artist in 1972)

Acquired from the above by the present owner