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Fernando Botero
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Colombian painter and sculptor (1932–2023)
Fernando Botero was a Colombian painter and sculptor who became one of the most recognizable artists of the 20th century, known for his distinctive style featuring rounded, exaggerated figures. His work, which often depicted everyday people, animals, and scenes from Colombian life, gained international acclaim and made him one of Latin America's most important contemporary artists.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Fernando
- Family name
- Botero
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- France
- Place of birth
- Medellín
- Place of death
- Monte Carlo
- Spouse
- Sophía Vári
- Child
- Fernando Botero Zea
- Occupation
- architectural draftsperson
- Educated at
- Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando
- Languages spoken
- Spanish
- Participant in
- Documenta 6
- Field of work
- painting
- Genre
- portrait
- Movement
- contemporary art
- Image
- Fernando Botero (2018).jpg
- Number of children
- 4
- Work location
- Medellín
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- Commons category
- Fernando Botero
- date of birth
- 1932-04-19
- Commons Creator page
- Fernando Botero
- member of
- Bavarian Academy of Fine Arts
- name in native language
- Fernando Botero
- has works in the collection
- Botero Museum
- ethnic group
- Colombians
- start of work period
- 1947-01-01
- end of work period
- 2012-01-01
- date of death
- 2023-09-15
- manner of death
- natural causes
- cause of death
- pneumonia
- birth name
- Luis Fernando Botero Angulo
- described at URL
- baike.sogou.com/v73701368.htm
- influenced by
- Diego Rivera
- floruit
- 1977-01-01
- place of burial
- Pietrasanta
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Encyclopedic overview
Fernando Botero Angulo (19 April 1932 – 15 September 2023) was a Colombian figurative artist and sculptor. 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, 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.
Self-styled "the most Colombian of Colombian artists", 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. His art is collected by many major international museums, corporations, and private collectors, sometimes selling for millions of dollars. In 2012, he received the International Sculpture Center's Lifetime Achievement in Contemporary Sculpture Award.
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