Fernando Botero

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Botero and the second or maternal family name is Angulo.
For the Colombian politician, see Fernando Botero Zea.

Fernando Botero
Botero in 2018
Born
Fernando Botero Angulo[1]

(1932-04-19)19 April 1932
Medellín, Colombia
Died15 September 2023(2023-09-15) (aged 91)
Monte Carlo, Monaco
Known for
  • Painter
  • sculptor
Notable work
  • Mona Lisa, Age Twelve (1959)
  • Pope Leo X (after Raphael) (1964)
  • The Presidential Family (1967)
  • The Dancers (1987)
  • Death of Pablo Escobar (1999)
  • La paloma de la paz (2016)
Spouse
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(m. 1955; div. 1960)​
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(m. 1964; div. 1975)​
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(m. 1978; died 2023)​
Children4, Lina, Juan Carlos, Fernando and Pedro (Died. 1974[2])
Websitebotero.org
Signature

Fernando Botero Angulo (19 April 1932 – 15 September 2023)[3] was a Colombian figurative artist and sculptor.[4] 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. He was considered the most recognized and quoted artist from Latin America in his lifetime,[5][6][7] 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, at different times.[8]

Self-styled "the most Colombian of Colombian artists",[9] 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 around the world by the 1990s.[10][11] His art is collected by many major international museums, corporations, and private collectors, sometimes selling for millions of dollars.[12] In 2012, he received the International Sculpture Center's Lifetime Achievement in Contemporary Sculpture Award.[13]

  1. ^ Botero, Fernando, and Cynthia Jaffee McCabe. 1979. Fernando Botero: Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution. Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press. p. 20. OCLC 5680128
  2. ^ País, El (2023-09-15). "La triste historia de Pedrito, el hijo del artista Fernando Botero y de su segunda esposa, la caleña Cecilia Zambrano". Noticias de Cali, Valle y Colombia - Periodico: Diario El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-02-23.
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  4. ^ "Fernando Botero". Encyclopædia Britannica. 15 September 2023. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
  5. ^ "'Great Crime' at Abu Ghraib Enrages and Inspires an Artist". The New York Times. 8 May 2005. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
  6. ^ Oyb, Marina (10 June 2013). "Fernando Botero, el aprendiz eterno". Retrieved 27 October 2016.
  7. ^ TORREÓN, NOTIMEX / EL SIGLO DE (April 2012). "Fernando Botero, el gran artista de Latinoamérica". Retrieved 27 October 2016.
  8. ^ Kristin G. Congdon; Kara Kelley Hallmark (2002). Artists from Latin American Cultures: A Biographical Dictionary. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 40. ISBN 978-0-313-31544-2.
  9. ^ Luna, Alberto G. (15 September 2023). "Fernando Botero, el pintor de las figuras rechonchas que se reía de la alta burguesía". El Confidencial. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
  10. ^ "40 Salon nacional de artistas". Archived from the original on 25 November 2020. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
  11. ^ "Fernando Botero". Biography. 2 April 2014. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
  12. ^ Post, Special to The Denver (24 May 2006). "Botero painting sets auction record". The Denver Post. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
  13. ^ www.marlboroughgallery.com, Marlborough Gallery. "Marlborough Gallery – Fernando Botero Receives the Lifetime Achievement Award from the International Sculpture Center". marlboroughgallery.com. Retrieved 3 August 2017.