DONNA IN PIEDI by FERNANDO BOTERO at CHRISTIE'S ROCKEFELLER CENTER

On display in front of Christie's Rockefeller Center is Fernando Botero's "Donna In Piedi." This piece is stamped with foundry mark, signed and numbered 'Botero 1/3' (on the base on the back) bronze with brown patina 141¾ x 60 x 60 in. (360 x 150 x 150 cm.) Botero was born in Colombia in 1932. This sculpture was executed in 2007 and is edition one of three. The piece is one of the many valuable Latin American artwork featured in an auction next week at Christie's. The lots include 320 paintings and sculptures by major artists including Mexico’s Diego Rivera and Rufino Tamayo and Colombia’s Fernando Botero. According to Christie's this is their most comprehensive and valuable Latin American sale to date, and expect the sale to bring in more than $30 million.