Fernando Botero

Colombian | 1932 - 2023

Fernando Botero was a Colombian Postwar & Contemporary artist who was born in 1932. His work is currently being shown at multiple venues like Opera Gallery, Geneva. Numerous key galleries and museums such as Sotheby's Paris have featured Fernando Botero's work in the past.Fernando Botero's work has been offered at auction multiple times, with realized prices ranging from 4 USD to 5,132,000 USD, depending on the size and medium of the artwork. Since 1998 the record price for this artist at auction is 5,132,000 USD for The Musicians, sold at Christie's New York in 2023. In the past 12 months, his paintings have averaged 320,817 USD, while his sculptures have sold for an average of 213,824 USD.Fernando Botero has been featured in articles for , and . The most recent article is written for Daily Art Magazine in April 2025. The artist died in 2023.

Artist's alternative names: Botero, F. Botero, Fernando Botero Angulo

Featured for Sale

A Large FERNANDO BOTERO Los Amantes Bronze Sculpture, Signed

By Fernando Botero

Antique Kingdom

La toilette (from Botero ) ,1983

By Fernando Botero

Hindman, Chicago

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At Auction

Notable Lots

Tablao flamenco ,1984

By Fernando Botero

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LA CASA DE LAS GEMELAS ARIAS - Fernando Botero

LA CASA DE LAS GEMELAS ARIAS ,1973

By Fernando Botero

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Adam and Eve ,1990

By Fernando Botero

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Untitled ,1976

By Fernando Botero

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Manzanas ,1964

By Fernando Botero

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Bishop ,1977

By Fernando Botero

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Recent Auction Results

The Musicians

By Fernando Botero

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LA FAMILIA

By Fernando Botero

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A Large FERNANDO BOTERO Los Amantes Bronze Sculpture, Signed

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Past Exhibitions

Echoes of Perception: A Multi-Sensory Art Experience Preceding Colombian Magic Pop Up

Nohra Haime Gallery

New York | USA

Mar 06,2025 - Apr 28,2025

The Shape of Us

Opera Gallery, Geneva

Geneva | Switzerland

Mar 28,2025 - Apr 17,2025

Contemporary Art & Design

Sotheby's Paris

Paris | France

Feb 26,2025 - Mar 17,2025

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Articles

Daily Art Magazine 01/04/2025

Have you ever dreamed of becoming an artist but worried that you don鈥檛 have the talent? Then this article is for you! Please take a look at some of the weirdest, ugliest works from art history, and be reassured that we all have off days.

ArtDaily 08/03/2025

Christie鈥檚 New York saw successful combined sales across the Latin American Art live and Latin American Art Online sales, which took place live on February 28 and online from February 24 鈥� March 6.

ArtDaily 22/02/2025

Christie鈥檚 announced Latin American Art as a part of the Contemporary New York sale series.

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Coverage

鈥� ..Botero is no different and his works speak to art historical precedent, Colombian culture and politics, self-autobiography, memory, violence and social excess... 鈥�
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Winnipeg Art Gallery

鈥� ..Paintings, works on paper, and sculptures from three decades will be on view, giving an impressive overview of Botero's inimitable artistic oeuvre.... 鈥�
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Galerie Thomas / Thomas Modern

鈥� ..Botero鈥檚 monumental sculptures are formal masterpieces of composed volume and mass... 鈥�
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Marlborough, New York (Downtown)

鈥� ..Similar to Botero鈥檚 Reclining Woman , this sculpture has a rich, dark grey patina that absorbs light along the expansive volumes of the sculpture... 鈥�
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Marlborough, New York (Downtown)

鈥� ..Botero manipulates, compresses, and experiments with the dimensions and proportions of his subject matter, altering the viewer鈥檚 perceptions and how one reads and understands the objects depicted... 鈥�
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Winnipeg Art Gallery