Artist: Fernando Botero (1932 - )
Nationality: Columbian
Movement: Modern Latin American School
Media: Painting
Influences:

Biography:
Botero studied European and Latin American painters in order to produce his unique style of portraiture and landscapes. His paintings are humorous representations of the people and scenes around him deliberately painted in an amateur style. Botero is also known for his large sculptures of female nudes.

Artworks in Museum Collections: (60)
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Fernando Botero - Adam and Eve 1973 pencil Arkansas Arts Center Colombian
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Anonymous Morning Sun, Sunkist, San Fernando Heights Lemon Assn., San Fernando, Cal. color lithograph circa 1930 - 1940
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Anonymous Evening Star, San Fernando Heights Lemon Assn. San Fernando, California color lithograph circa 1930 - 1940
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Anonymous Ramona Memories, San Fernando Heights Lemon Association, San Fernando, Los Angeles Co., California color lithograph circa 1930 - 1940
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Anonymous Silver Moon, Sunkist, San Fernando Heights Lemon Assn., San Fernando, California color lithograph circa 1930 - 1940
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Hilaire-Germain-Edgar Degas - Miss La LA at the Cirque Fernando 1879 oil on canvas The National Gallery, London French
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Edgar Degas, French, 1834-1917 Au Cirque Fernando At the Cirque Fernando [Au Cirque Fernando] France
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Portrait de Louis Fernando, directeur de cirque (1888 en) by TOULOUSE-LAUTREC
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Fernando Selma The Israelites Crossing The Red Sea Line engraving 18th - 19th century
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Fernando Selma Portrait of Count de Floridablanca, First Secretary of State 18th - 19th century
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Fernando Selma Portrait of Prince de la Paz, Spanish Commander General Line engraving 1803
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Fernando Selma Portrait of Prince de la Paz, Spanish Commander General Line engraving 1803
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Pierre Auguste Renoir - Acrobats at the Cirque Fernando (Francisca and Angelina Wartenberg) 1879 oil on canvas The Art Institute of Chicago French
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Manuel Salvador Carmona Portrait of Don Fernando de Silva Alvarez de Toledo, 12th Duke of Alba Line engraving 1786
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JosÈ Simon de Larrea Fernando VII Engraving and stipple engraving 1808
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Fernando Castro Pacheco Yarn Making Lithograph 20th century
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Fernando Selma The Return of Jacob etching 1777
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Fernando Selma The Return of Jacob etching 1777
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Workers (Trabajadores), Fernando Castro Pacheco (Mexico, Merida, born 1918) , 1940, Linoleum cut
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Fernando Selma Music and the Emotions etching 18th - 19th century
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Fernando Vilchis "Senal No. 11" Mixed media, in color 20th century
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Victoriano Huerta estandarte de la reacción, Fernando Castro Pacheco (Mexico, Merida, born 1918) , 1947, Woodcut
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La intervención yanqui. 21 de abril de 1914, Fernando Castro Pacheco (Mexico, Merida, born 1918) , 1947, Linoleum cut
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Las demandas del pueblo y las amenazas de la reacción, Fernando Castro Pacheco (Mexico, Merida, born 1918) , 1947, Woodcut
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Victoriano Huerta abandona el país. 20 de julio de 1914, Fernando Castro Pacheco (Mexico, Merida, born 1918) , 1947, Woodcut
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Los cristeros contra la enseñanza en el campo, Fernando Castro Pacheco (Mexico, Merida, born 1918) , 1947, Woodcut
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Epílogo de la huelga de Río Blanco. 8 de enero de 1907, Fernando Castro Pacheco (Mexico, Merida, born 1918) , 1947, Woodcut
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Carrillo Puerto, símbolo de la revolución del suoreste, Fernando Castro Pacheco (Mexico, Merida, born 1918) , 1947, Woodcut
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Fernando Selma Imagen de Christo en el Descendimiento de la Cruz 18th - 19th century
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Fernando Selma Donna Maria Josefa Pimentel engraving and etching 1794
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Fernando Selma Madonna della Tenda etching and engraving 18th - 19th century
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Fernando Selma Flavio Josefo Natural De Jerusalen engraving and etching 18th - 19th century
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Portrait of a Cardinal, Probably Cardinal Don Fernando Niño de Guevara (1541-1609), ca. 1600 El
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Fernando Zobel Illescas Monotype-pochoir 1968
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Asesinato del diputado Rendón por Victoriano Huerta. 22 de agosto de 1913, Fernando Castro Pacheco (Mexico, Merida, born 1918) , 1947, Woodcut
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Fernando Zobel Untitled Screenprint 20th century
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Fernando Selma Vista de Tarregona from road to Barcelona Etching, engraving 18th - 19th century
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Fernando Ramos Prida Sonata para la invencion de un sueno Mixed media, in color 1971
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La huelga de Río Blanco: Los obreros textiles se lanzan a la lucha. 7 de enero de 1907, Fernando Castro Pacheco (Mexico, Merida, born 1918) , 1947, Woodcut
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FERNANDO ALVAREZ DE TOLEDE, DUC D'ALBE (1507-1582) (1845) by COBLITZ Louis ; MORO Antonio (d'après)
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Aquiles Serdán y su familia inician en Puebla la revolución aramada. 18 de noviembe de 1910, Fernando Castro Pacheco (Mexico, Merida, born 1918) , 1947, Woodcut
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Fernando Zobel Untitled Screenprint on white ground 20th century
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Fernando Zobel Untitled(Abstract Landscape) Pen and black ink on blue laid paper 1965
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Fernando Garcia-Ponce Composicion 14 (Composition 14), eleventh plate in the portfolio, 21 Estampadores de Colombia, Mexico y Venezuela (21 Printmakers of Colombia, Mexico and Venezuela) Color lithograph 1972
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Assasination of Álvaro Obregón Headed by the Clerical Opposition. July 18, 1928 (Asesinato del general Álvaro Obregón dirigido por la reacción clerical. 18 de julio de 1928), Fernando Castro Pacheco (Mexico, Merida, born 1918) ,
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Ipolito Salazar su alteza imperial y real, archiduque de austria/ fernando maximiliano,/ emperador electo de mÈxico (His Imperial Royal Highness, Archduke of Austria, Ferdinand Maximilian, Emperor Elect of Mexico) Color lithograph circa 1864
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Dorinde blessée à la chasse (1793) by MARATTI Carlo (atelier)
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Marius sur les ruines de Carthage (1822) by CAVALLERI Fernando
J. Paul Getty Museum -
Pietà
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Deux anges musiciens jouant de la flûte et du luth (1ère moitié 16e siècle) by YANEZ DE LA ALMEDINA Fernando
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Etude pour la Vierge de douleur (1ère moitié 16e siècle) by YANEZ DE LA ALMEDINA Fernando
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Etude pour une compagne de la Vierge (1ère moitié 16e siècle) by YANEZ DE LA ALMEDINA Fernando
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Homme assis vu de profil tourné vers la gauche (1ère moitié 16e siècle) by YANEZ DE LA ALMEDINA Fernando
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Deux études de femme assise (1ère moitié 16e siècle) by YANEZ DE LA ALMEDINA Fernando
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Jeune femme accoudée, écrivant (1ère moitié 16e siècle) by YANEZ DE LA ALMEDINA Fernando
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Etude pour une sainte Madeleine éplorée (1ère moitié 16e siècle) by YANEZ DE LA ALMEDINA Fernando
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Jeune femme accoudée, écrivant (1ère moitié 16e siècle) by YANEZ DE LA ALMEDINA Fernando
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Deux enfants debout (1ère moitié 16e siècle) by YANEZ DE LA ALMEDINA Fernando
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Ferdinando Bertelli Christ Healing the Sick Engraving 1566
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FRERE JUNIPERO ET LE PAUVRE (1646 commencé) by MURILLO Bartolomé Esteban

Artnews Articles and Exhibition Information: (9)
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Modern Museum: Fernado Botero: Paintings and Large-scale Sculpture
The paintings, not seldom paraphrases of famous art-historical pieces, radiate a peculiar stillness and mild satire. In his paintings we can make acquaintances with Italian Renaissance princes, Latin matrons, bull fighters, genial transvestites...
ARKEN Museum of Modern Art: Fernando Botero: Painter of The Incredible
To Botero beauty is first and foremost form and volume. When he paints women he finds supreme beauty in the curves of the female body. Botero's women, however, are no svelte, glamorous maidens - no, they are big, ultra feminine and opulent dame...
Singapore Art Museum: Botero in Singapore: Monumental Sculpture and Painting
Before the larger-than-life monumental sculptures are unveiled to the public, we invite you to a special viewing session at the Helu-Trans Warehouse on 24 November at 10am, where 17 solid bronze nude sculptures await.  The largest of the sculpture...
Botero Galleries, Inc. / Kennedy Studio Gallery: Encounter with Nature: Aerated Abstraction - Joyce Waddell Bailey
The concept of "Aerated Abstraction" is elucidated in a brochure for the exhibition: "Aerated Abstractions," refers to way the artist  attacks her subjects in preparation for painting and the technical rendering of the compositions. The s...
San Diego Museum of Art: Retratos: 2,000 Years of Latin American Portraits
For more than 2000 years, portraits have served many purposes in Latin America: preserving the memory of the deceased; bolstering the social standing of the aristocracy; marking the deeds of the powerful and heroic; advancing the careers of poli...
Christie's Auction House: The Indestructible, Unfathomable and Timeless World of Latin American Art
The London sale will consist of eight dramatic paintings featuring the history of the Mexican Conquest, which are to be auctioned as part of Christie’s Old Master Pictures sale on December 17. Considered to be the most important Colonial paintings ev...
Art Scene Warehouse: Yin Zhi Xin - Solo Exhibition
The influences on Yin Zhi Xin are clear: classical French artist Degas painted and sculpted ballerinas; Colombian artist Botero painted and sculpted oversized figures; and yet Yin's figures are still Chinese. Perhaps it is the slits for the eyes, ...
Opera Gallery, Miami: Made in Latin America
Wilfredo Lam, considered to be one of the most important Cuban modernists, was a friend of Picasso's. Lam's unique style is often described as a confluence of Cubism, Surrealism and Primitive art. Legendary in today's art world is Columbian-born ...
Kiang Gallery: Between the Known and the Unknown: Drawings of Gloria Ortiz-Hernandez
Then came the shift. Ortiz-Hernández put everything in reverse. She moved from painting to drawing, and from expressionism to her highly idiosyncratic geometric abstraction. In doing so, she jettisoned figures, brushes, colorful paint, canvas, and...

Further Artwork and Information:

Fernando Botero
Fernando Botero Online
Fernando Botero, Monograph, Catalogue raisonné, Colombian Artists
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Fernando Botero Art Prints
Colección Banco de la República - Donación Botero
Fernando Botero art gallery
Museo Botero. Banco de la República de Colombia. Biblioteca Luis Ángel Arango del Banco de la República
Fernando Botero - EL SITIO PAISA - Lo Paisa.com - Antioquia y sus costumbres - MEDELLIN, COLOMBIA
Colombian Artists, Fernando BOTERO, Contemporary Art

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