Description: BOTERO. Circus: Paintings and Works on Paper.Fernando Botero; Curtis Bill PepperPublished by Glitterati Incorporated, New York and London, 2013 ISBN-10 : 0988174510ISBN-13 : 978-0988174511 SIGNED by Botero on the title page; first edition, and first printing with 1 in the number line. With over 200 pages of color plates, showing the Colombian artist's characteristic rather tubby people, in circus settings and costumes a with full number line printed on copyright page. Quarto. 12.25 x 9.25 in.256 pages. Blue cloth boards, colour plate mounted to upper in blue cloth boards with pictorial paste-on, and clear mylar jacket. Hardcover. Condition: as new, pristine with the exception of a tiny scar to page 2 (as shown in images). Over 200 pages of color plates showing the Colombian artist's characteristic rather tubby people in circus settings and costumes. Even the elephants and camels are round! Previously owned by ABAA/ILAB book dealer. Shipped bubble-wrapped in a sturdy box to protect value. Oversized and overweight requiring custom packaging and additional bubble-wrapping. Originally inspired by a traveling troupe Botero encountered in a small Mexican town on the Pacific coast, the artist uses bright colors and unexpected movement to artfully manifest the poetry of the circus. More than 130 paintings and 50 works on paper, invite the viewer to participate in a circus with the artist as the artful ringmaster. The Colombian artist, Fernando Botero's works of art have always fascinated me. Born in 1923, he is truly one of the most famous living artists of our time. His works are instantly recognizable and I am thrilled to present this book, Circus: Paintings and Works on Paper, a complete collection published for the first time. It is filled with whimsical images in vivid saturated color...He celebrates the human body through voluminous size and enchanting movement, and at times they seem to be light as a feather.--Karena Albert "March 4, 2015 " Contains more than 180 works that celebrate a rich history of entertainment in an assemblage of images never before published as a complete collection. Fernando Botero's distinctive exaggerated forms perfectly complement the exaggerated atmosphere of the circus. The esteemed artist uses bright colours and unexpected movement to artfully manifest the poetry of the circus, inviting the viewer to participate in a circus with Botero as the artful ringmaster. In the tradition of great painters also inspired by circus fantasy - Renoir, Picasso, Chagall, and Calder, among others - Botero explores light, colour, style, and space with a poignancy that highlights through the extravagant disproportion of his figures the exceptional beauty of the human body. Circus, a collection of more than 130 paintings and 50 works on paper, celebrates this rich history of entertainment and astonishment in this assemblage of images never before published as a complete collection. Fernando Botero's distinctive exaggerated forms perfectly complement the exaggerated atmosphere of the circus. The esteemed artist uses bright colors and unexpected movement to artfully manifest the poetry of the circus, inviting the viewer to participate in a circus with Botero as the artful ringmaster. In the tradition of great painters also inspired by circus fantasy - Renoir, Picasso, Chagall, and Calder, among others - Botero explores light, color, style, and space with a poignancy that highlights through the extravagant disproportion of his figures the exceptional beauty of the human body. Circus, a collection of more than 130 paintings and 50 works on paper, celebrates this rich history of entertainment and astonishment in this assemblage of images never before published as a complete collection.
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Binding: Hardcover
Special Attributes: 1st Edition
Topic: Circus
