Fernando Botero, Artist Whose Voluptuous Figures Transformed Latin American Art, Dies at 91
His paintings of members of the Colombian elite were slyly satirical.
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Botero in the Big Top
The artist gets acrobatic with scenes of tightrope walkers, jugglers, and other circus personalities
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Westerners and Easterners Alike Flock to Art Basel In Hong Kong
Art Basel in Hong Kong, formerly known as Art HK, is the place to go for East-meets-West-style work like Wu Di's Plaything (2013). The painting shows a monkey-headed human figure in Western…
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Botero: ‘You Can’t Be Liked By Everybody’
Fernando Botero sold one of his watercolors at the age of 14 for two dollars and despite some 'opposition' has since become one of the world's wealthiest artists
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Sotheby’s Auction Preview Fernando Botero
Despite critical oversight, the demand for Botero's work is only growing, says Carmen Melián, director of Sotheby's Latin American department. Melián tells A.i.A. that "the fastest growing segment of…
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