Photographed in his Parisian studio circa 1972, Botero poses with a portrait interpreting da Vinci's classic "The Mona Lisa" in his own inimitable style.
Photographed in his Parisian studio circa 1972, Botero poses with a portrait interpreting da Vinci's classic "The Mona Lisa" in his own inimitable style.
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A Botero sculpture in Plaza Botero in Medellin, Colombia pictured on April 15, 2022.
A Botero sculpture in Plaza Botero in Medellin, Colombia pictured on April 15, 2022.
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Botero's painting "Christ Crucified" on display during a 2012 retrospective of his work at the Museo de Bellas Artes in Bilbao, Spain. The exhibition, titled "Celebration," featured some 80 works by the Colombian artist spanning 60 years of his practise.
Botero's painting "Christ Crucified" on display during a 2012 retrospective of his work at the Museo de Bellas Artes in Bilbao, Spain. The exhibition, titled "Celebration," featured some 80 works by the Colombian artist spanning 60 years of his practise.
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"La Gorda Gertrudis," a Botero sculpture depicting a reclining nude woman, on display in Cartagena, Colombia. According to local legend, touching the sculpture brings good luck.
"La Gorda Gertrudis," a Botero sculpture depicting a reclining nude woman, on display in Cartagena, Colombia. According to local legend, touching the sculpture brings good luck.
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Visitors to the Museum of Antioquia in Medellin take in an exhibition of Botero's work put on to celebrate his 90th birthday in 2022.
Visitors to the Museum of Antioquia in Medellin take in an exhibition of Botero's work put on to celebrate his 90th birthday in 2022.
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Botero's bronze sculpture "Dancer" is seen during a press preview for a Christie's auction in New York on May 26, 2009. The piece sold for $362,500.
Botero's bronze sculpture "Dancer" is seen during a press preview for a Christie's auction in New York on May 26, 2009. The piece sold for $362,500.
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Botero poses with his diptych "After Piero della Francesca" ahead of the opening of his exhibition "Botero in China" at the National Museum of China in Beijing in November 2015. The paintings reimagine two portraits by della Francesca, the famed Renaissance, of a 15th-century Duke of Urbino, Federico da Montefeltro, and his second wife, Battista Sforza.
Botero poses with his diptych "After Piero della Francesca" ahead of the opening of his exhibition "Botero in China" at the National Museum of China in Beijing in November 2015. The paintings reimagine two portraits by della Francesca, the famed Renaissance, of a 15th-century Duke of Urbino, Federico da Montefeltro, and his second wife, Battista Sforza.
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Botero paintings on display during a 2021 exhibition of his work in Mons, France.
Botero paintings on display during a 2021 exhibition of his work in Mons, France.
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A woman takes pictures of Botero's 2002 sculpture "Seated Woman" on display in Berlin in October 2007.
A woman takes pictures of Botero's 2002 sculpture "Seated Woman" on display in Berlin in October 2007.
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Botero's painting "Massacre in Colombia," on display as part of a 2006 exhibition titled "Colombia's Pain in the Eyes of Botero" at the Buenos Aires Fine Arts Museum in Buenos Aires, Argentina. In a tribute shared after news of Botero's death broke, Colombia's President described the artist as "the painter of our violence and our peace," among other laudations.
Botero's painting "Massacre in Colombia," on display as part of a 2006 exhibition titled "Colombia's Pain in the Eyes of Botero" at the Buenos Aires Fine Arts Museum in Buenos Aires, Argentina. In a tribute shared after news of Botero's death broke, Colombia's President described the artist as "the painter of our violence and our peace," among other laudations.
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