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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
Portrait of a young man
By Fernando Botero
Located in Miami, FL
Fernando Botero "Untitled" 1992 Ink on Paper 10 x 8 in Provenance: Cabinet Expertise Dan Coissard, Paris. March 2005. Lot #257. Frame included
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Early 1900s Contemporary Fernando Botero Art

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Paper, Ink

HEAD
By Fernando Botero
Located in New York, NY
Bronze sculpture with brown patina. Head of a young girl.
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1980s Contemporary Fernando Botero Art

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Bronze

Original signed & inscribed drawing of a woman (bound in hardback monograph)
By Fernando Botero
Located in New York, NY
Fernando Botero Original drawing of a woman, 1997 Ink on paper drawing on paper held on first front end page of "Botero" - hardback monograph with dust jacket The unique, original dr...
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1990s Surrealist Fernando Botero Art

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Permanent Marker, Paper, Ink, Mixed Media, Lithograph, Offset

LOVERS
By Fernando Botero
Located in New York, NY
FERNANDO BOTERO LOVERS, 1971 pencil on paper 13 x 16 3/8 in. 33 x 41.6 cm. titled, signed and dated lower left: "Amantes" Botero 71
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1970s Contemporary Fernando Botero Art

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Paper, Pencil

Dibujo a la manera de Velasquez (Drawing in the Manner of Velasquez)
By Fernando Botero
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A drawing by Fernando Botero. "Dibujo a la Manera de Velasquez" is a portrait, charcoal and pastel on cardboard in an earth-tone palette by Latin American artist Fernando Botero. It is signed upper right, "Sobre Velazquez Botero -1-27-60 Para Rita. el recuerdo de uno payaso". Fernando Botero, best known for his voluptuously rotund human figures, was born in Medellín, Colombia on April 19, 1932. His father died when he was young, and he was raised by his mother, along with his two brothers. He attended a Jesuit school in Medellín and from the age of 12 to 14, he attended a matador training school. The bull fight became a recurring theme in Botero’s early work and while he was in his early teens, he sold his pictures of bull fights in front of the arena. By the time he was 16 years of age, Botero was working as an illustrator for the local magazine El Colombiano. He also began writing articles about art theory, one of which, entitled Picasso and Non-Conformity in Art, led to his expulsion from the Jesuit school for its endorsement of Cubism. One of Botero’s important early works, Woman Crying...
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Mid-20th Century Post-War Fernando Botero Art

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Cardboard, Charcoal, Pastel

Festival Mondail du Theatre, Huge Poster on Panel by Botero 1977
By Fernando Botero
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Fernando Botero, Colombian (1932 - ) Title: Festival Mondial du Theatre Year: 1977 Medium: Poster on Masonite Size: 61 in. x 46 in. (154.94 cm x 116.84 cm)
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1970s Modern Fernando Botero Art

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Offset, Masonite

Fernando Botero Watercolor Painting, Man & Women at the Beach, Signed & Framed
By Fernando Botero
Located in Plainview, NY
In this captivating watercolor masterpiece attributed the renowned Colombian artist Fernando Botero (1932-2023), the essence of Boterismo comes to life in a scene that unfolds with w...
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20th Century Modern Fernando Botero Art

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Watercolor

La Familia
By Fernando Botero
Located in Miami, FL
Original work - Unique piece COA is included
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1960s Fernando Botero Art

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Pencil

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1980 Fernando Botero 'The Morning After' Contemporary Offset Lithograph
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Located in Brooklyn, NY
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1991 Fernando Botero 'The Bath (Il Bano)' Contemporary Brown, White, Yellow Italy
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