Fernando Botero's "Horse"

Colombian sculptor Fernando Botero's "Horse" (edition 2 of 3) was on display briefly outside Christie's at 20 Rockefeller Plaza prior to its auction last fall. This bronze piece with dark brown patina was signed and numbered "Botero 2/3" and stamped with foundry mark on the base.

Fernando Botero's "Reclining Nude" On View Outside Christie's New York

Fernando Botero's "Reclining Nude" is covered with raindrops as it sits on display outside Christie's at 20 Rockefeller Plaza in midtown Manhattan. The Colombian artist's bronze with dark brown patina sculpture is signed, numbered and stamped with foundry mark "Botero, 3/3' on the base. Its dimensions are 55 x 137 5/8 x 56 5/8 inches. It is part of the Latin American Sale, Evening Session to be held this evening at 6:30 P.M. The images were taken yesterday.

"Dancers" by Fernando Botero for Latin American Art Sale at Christie's

Fernando Botero's sculpture called "Dancers" will be among the Latin American artworks to be auctioned in this evening's Latin American Sale at Christie's New York. This bronze with dark brown patina sculpture by the Colombian born Botero is signed, numbered and stamped with foundry mark "Botero 1/3" on the base. Executed in 2007, the piece is 125 1/4 x 78 3/4 x 63 inches. It is edition one of three and is estimated at $1,5000,000 - 2,000,000. The sculpture has been on display outside Christie's at 20 Rockefeller Plaza ahead of this evening's auction.

Latin American Art Auction at Christie's

"Ricky Martin" by Williams Carmona (Cuban b. 1964)
Oil on canvas, 80 x 57 1/4 in., painted in Puerto Rico in 2000

"Seated Woman" by Fernando Botero (Colombian b. 1932)
Bronze with dark patina, 80 x 76 x 77 1/4, executed in 2002

The Latin American Art Auction at Christie's Rockefeller Center takes place this evening. Pictured above are two of the remarkable pieces to be auctioned, together with the works of prolific modernists such as Rufino Tamayo, Diego Rivera, David Alfaro Siqueiros, Dr. Atl, and Alfredo Ramos Martínez.

Time Warner Center's Most Attention-Grabbing Sculpture

Colombian artist Fernando Botero's "Adam" at the Time Warner Center was recently featured in an article authored by Andy Newman for the The New York Times. The deep brown-colored, 12-foot tall bronze nude sculpture has a noticeable discoloration in the genitals. It has been revealed that the extensive "grabbing" by visitors, shoppers and tourists is responsible for the worn golden discoloration. According to the Time Warner Center's general manager, an art dealer has to come in and redo the patina from time to time for maintenance. Both the Adam and Eve Botero sculptures have been relocated from their original installation site to accomodate the ongoing Salvador Dali sculpture exhibit.

From Andy Newman's article in The New York Times:

Around the world and throughout history, of course, people have rubbed statues for luck, from Abraham Lincoln’s nose in Illinois to Lou Costello’s shoein Paterson, N.J., to the snout of the Porcellino boar in Florence to various parts of the charging bull of Wall Street.
Sculptured phalluses, in particular, are associated with fertility and power. The genitals of hermai in ancient Athens were anointed with olive oil, while farmers worshiped the improbably endowed god Priapus in hope of a more bounteous harvest. In India and Nepal, people touch, kiss and offer rice and flowers to lingams, believed by many scholars to represent the god Shiva’s penis.
People touch and pose with Adam’s penis for many reasons. Because it’s unusual. Because it’s funny. Because it’s just the right combination of naughty and not-too-naughty. Because it’s not in a museum but in a shopping center, where the goods are meant to be handled.

FERNANDO BOTERO'S "Woman On A Horse" for the Latin American Art Auction at Christie's (May 26-27, 2010)

Christie's (New York) Latin American auction on May 26 and 27 will offer an exceptional selection of works by modern and contemporary artists from Mexico, Venezuela, Brazil, Argentina, Puerto Rico, Colombia, and many other regions throughout the Americas.   The auction presents nearly 300 works by leading Latin American artists such as Frida Kahlo, Fernando Botero, JoaquínTorres-García, José María Velasco, Gunther Gerzso,  and Rufino Tamayo, among others. Outside Christies at Rockefeller Center, Fernando Botero's "Woman on a Horse", one of the featured artwork in the auction is on display. The sculpture (estimate: $800,000-1,200,000) is a terrific, monumental bronze that demonstrates the artist’s penchant for playing with scale.  It is a perfect example of one of the artist’s most beloved themes: the equestrian subject, in which a sumptuous, beautiful, strong female nude is executed in bronze. 

Latin American Art Auction at Christie's

Claudio Bravo (Chilean, b. 1936) White, Blue and Yellow Papers, Oil on canvas, 57 ½ x 45 in, Painted in 2004. Estimate: $400,000-$600,000

Fernando Botero (Colombian, b. 1932) Mujer Fumando, Bronze with dark brown patina 74x141 ½ x 62 ¾ inches, executed in 1987. Estimate: $800,000-$1,200,000.

Rogelio Polesello (Argentinian, b. 1939), Untitled, Acrylic, 86 1/4 x 41 1/4 inches, executed in 1968.

Estimate: $25,000-30,000

These are some of the artwork for auction today and tomorrow as part of the Latin American Art Sale at Christie's Rockefeller Center.

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.