Fernando Botero Society Lady

Fernando Botero
b. 1932

Society Lady
signed Botero and dated 97 (lower right)
oil on canvas
49½ by 38½ in.
125.7 by 97.8 cm.
Executed in 1997.

Condition Report:
This work is in very good condition overall. The canvas is unlined and well-stretched. The media layer is stable, and the colors are vibrant. A few very faint minor white scuffs, each measuring no more than 1/2-inch, are present at the extreme lower left corner. Under raking light inspection, six shiny, beige spot accretions become apparent in the lower center quadrant. Under UV: fluorescence occurs intermittently throughout, which is inherent to the media selected by the artist. A fine band of frame abrasion becomes apparent at the extreme left and upper edges. No evidence of inpainting becomes apparent. The work is ready to hang.

Framed dimensions: 55 7/8 by 44 7/8 in.

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Provenance:
Lipworth Hartman International Arts, Boca Raton
Acquired from the above in 1998 by the present owner