Lithograph on paper. Featuring sketch of a portly man holding a book. Signed "Botero" in the bottom right corner, with "90" inscribed beneath the signature. "7/10" inscribed in the bottom left corner. Stamps on verso read "FERNANDO BOTERO 1990 COL: TEMA: CERT:", "CERTIFI[illegible]ION", "PRIVADA GRABADO CHRISTE'S 27638-7 GRABADO LITOGRAFICO FIRMADO POR EL ARTISTA U.S. 1000 2./10. #1", "CHRISTIE'S [illegible]", and "Toil re[illegible] 02/97". Attributed to Fernando Botero (1932- , Colombian). 33 x 23 cm (13 x 9 in). Provenance: This lot carries limited provenance from a Southern Ontario estate

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