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Fernando Botero Art

Colombian, 1932-2023

Fernando Botero Angulo was a Colombian figurative artist and sculptor, born in Medellín in 1932. His signature style, also known as "Boterismo," depicts people and figures in large, exaggerated volume, which can represent political criticism or humor, depending on the piece.

Botero was for years considered the most recognized and quoted living artist from Latin America, and his art can be found in highly visible places around the world, such as Park Avenue in New York City and the Champs-Élysées in Paris.

Self-appointed "the most Colombian of Colombian artists" early on, Botero came to national prominence when he won the first prize at the Salón de Artistas Colombianos in 1958. He began creating sculptures after moving to Paris in 1973, achieving international recognition with exhibitions across the world by the 1990s. His art is collected by many major international museums, corporations, and private collectors.

In 2012, Botero received the International Sculpture Center's Lifetime Achievement in Contemporary Sculpture Award.

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(Biography provided by Nohra Haime Gallery)

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Artist: Fernando Botero
WOMAN WITH A STOLE

WOMAN WITH A STOLE

By Fernando Botero

Located in New York, NY

A striking example of Fernando Botero's iconic style, "Woman with a Stole" captures the Colombian master’s signature exploration of volume, form, and sensuality. Executed in 1972, th...

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21st Century and Contemporary Fernando Botero Art

Materials

Lithograph

Cabeza de Niña
Cabeza de Niña

Cabeza de Niña

By Fernando Botero

Located in New York, NY

Bronze sculpture with brown patina. Signed "Botero" Edition 6/6 Provenance: Artist Marlboro Gallery Private Collection New York

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1980s Contemporary Fernando Botero Art

Materials

Bronze

Torero
Torero

Torero

By Fernando Botero

Located in Miami, FL

Fernando Botero Torero, 1989 Colored markers on paper 12 x 8 1/2 in Provenance: Allegrini Piero, Brescia. Galleria Panantu Casa de'Aste. Arte Moderna e Contemporanea. August 5 - Sep...

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Late 20th Century Contemporary Fernando Botero Art

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Laid Paper, Permanent Marker

Untitled

Untitled

By Fernando Botero

Located in PARIS, FR

Fernando Botero (Colombian, b.1932) is celebrated for his painted and sculpted scenes featuring animals and figures with inflated proportions, reflecting the artist’s predilection for satire, caricature, and political commentary. Born in Medellin, Colombia, Botero began exhibiting his paintings there in 1948, and later worked as a set designer in Bogotá. In the 1950s, he traveled to several different European countries, including Spain, Italy, and France, to study the work of Renaissance and Baroque masters. He also traveled to Mexico to familiarize himself with the current Mexican avant-­‐garde. Botero became renowned for the varied source material he drew upon, from Colombian folk imagery to canonical works by Diego Velázquez, Pablo Picasso, and Francisco de Goya. In his depictions of contemporary Latin American life, he portrays the poverty and violence prevalent in Colombia in somber images, as well as in his iconic inflated figures, satiric images of Latin American presidents, first ladies, and government officials. A meeting with Dorothy Miller from The Museum of Modern Art in the early 1960s proved to be a turning point in his career; she acquired his work at a time when abstraction was the celebrated idiom, and he later exhibited his work in a major exhibition at the museum, solidifying his international reputation. In the 1970s, Botero moved to Paris, where he created large figural sculptures with his signature inflated forms. He remains engaged with images of his Latin American home city, and with overtly political imagery; his recent works include large paintings of prisoners at Abu Ghraib in a direct commentary on the war in Iraq. Botero has exhibited his work at the Museum of Modern Art in Copenhagen, the Maillol Museum in Paris, the Palazzo Benezia in Rome, the Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg, and the National Museum in Bogotá. He currently lives and works in Paris, Montecarlo, and New York. 2012–2013 Museo Bellas Artes de Bilbao, Bilbao, Spain 2012 Una celebración, Palacio Bellas Artes de México, Mexico 2012 Hommage zum 80. Geburtstag, Botero -­‐ Gemälde, Skulpturen und Zeichnungen, Samuelis Baumgarte Galerie, Bielefeld, Germany 2010 Art is deformation, Nassau County Museum of Art, Roslyn Harbor, NY (solo) Inaurgural Exhibition: Fernando Botero, David Benrimon Gallery, New York, NY (solo) Latinas!, Nassau County Museum of Art, Roslyn Harbor, NY 2009 Gary Nader Fine Art, Coral Gables, FL Fernando Botero: The Circus. James Goodman Gallery, New York, NY El Dolor de Colombia, Pinacoteca Diego Rivero, Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico 2008 The Baroque World of Fernando Botero, Brooks Museum of Art, Memphis, TN; New Orleans Museum of Art, New Orleans, LA; Delaware Art Museum, Wilmington, DE 2007–2008 Botero: Oeuvres récentes, Marlborough Monaco, Monte Carlo, Monaco (solo) 2007 Fernando Botero: Abu Ghraib, University of California, Berkeley, CA (solo) The Baroque World of Fernando Botero, Musée National des Beaux-­‐Arts du Québec, Canada (solo) Delaware Art Museum, Wilmington, DE (solo) New Orleans Museum of Art, New Orleans, LA (solo) Summer Exhibition, Marlborough Gallery, New York, NY Latin Masters...

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21st Century and Contemporary Fernando Botero Art

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Lithograph

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1984 Fernando Botero Mademoiselle Riviere

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Find a wide variety of authentic Fernando Botero art available for sale on 1stDibs. You can also browse by medium to find art by Fernando Botero in masonite, offset print, paper and more. Much of the original work by this artist or collective was created during the 1970s and is mostly associated with the modern style. Not every interior allows for large Fernando Botero art, so small editions measuring 8 inches across are available. Customers who are interested in this artist might also find the work of Isaiah Zagar, Francine Fox, and Ed Templeton. Fernando Botero art prices can differ depending upon medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $2,000 and tops out at $300,000, while the average work can sell for $10,000.

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  • 1stDibs ExpertJune 6, 2024
    Fernando Botero's art style was called Boterismo. The Colombian artist depicted people and figures in large, exaggerated volumes, which represented political criticism or humor, depending on the piece. Some of his best-known works include Death of Pablo Escobar; Mona Lisa, Age Twelve; The Dancers; Dancers at the Bar and Dead Bishops. On 1stDibs, find a selection of Fernando Botero art.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Fernando Botero was an artist known for his satirical artwork. His ‘Mona Lisa, Age 12’, a parody of Leonard DaVinci’s magnum opus, shot him to fame in 1959. Shop a selection of Fernando Botero pieces from some of the world’s top art dealers on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 1, 2024
    Fernando Botero is famous for his signature artistic style, which depicts people and figures in large, exaggerated sizes and conveys political criticism or humor, depending on the piece. Botero came to national prominence when he won the first prize at the Salón de Artistas Colombianos in 1958. He began creating sculptures after moving to Paris in 1973, achieving international recognition with exhibitions across the world by the 1990s. His art is collected by many major international museums, corporations and private collectors today. Shop a selection of Fernando Botero art on 1stDibs.