Artist/Designer/Manufacturer: Fernando Botero (Colombian, 1932-2023)
Marking(s); notes: signed, inscribed, marking(s); 1984
Materials: black felt-tip marker on paper, clothbound hardcover book, illustrated paper dust jacket
Dimensions (H, W, D): 16"h, 13.5"w, 0.25"d
Additional Information: The book contains an original signed and inscribed drawing by Fernando Botero. Published by Editions de la Difference, Paris, France, in 1984, "Dessins et aquarelles" is the first volume in the "L'Autre Musee - Grandes Monographies" series, directed by Francis Delille and Joaquim Vital. The 185-page monograph features text by Mario Vargas Llosa, translated from Spanish by Albert Bensoussan, and includes 66 full-page reproductions of Botero's drawings and watercolors, with additional illustrations. The reproductions were printed on Berry Mat paper, with photogravure prepared by Dippe, Paris, France, and Graph 2000, La Colle-sur-Loup, France, after Botero's original works and with the collaboration of photographer Pierre Berenger.

very good, cellophane dust cover has top/bottom tears and exhibits signs of taped conservation repairs, book cover exhibits minor wear to all corners and edges commensurate with age, drawing has no issues to note

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