Botero, Fernando 1932 Medellin (Colombia) La Pudeur1981. Bronze, middle-brown patinated. 151,5 x 57 x 43cm. Ex. 4/6. Signed and numbered on verso of plinthe: Botero. On side of plinth caster's mark: Fond. Art_Brotal_Mendrisio_. A confirmation on the work's authenticity by the artist is at hand. We thank Mme. Fournier, Galerie Hopkins & Custot, Paris, for her kind support. Literature: Cf.: Edward J. Sullivan, Botero Sculpture, New York 1986, p. 90 (ill.).