The virtuoso of voluptuous shapes and dazzling color!
Fernando Botero bequeaths us an artistic heritage rich in colors and shapes, deeply inspired by the masters of the Renaissance, and marked by his passion for pre-Columbian art.
His first personal exhibition was held in Bogota in 1951. The following year he received a prize from the Salon of Colombian Artists and flew to Europe. In Paris, he wandered the galleries of the Louvre before going to Italy, where the masters of the Renaissance reinforced his admiration for form and color.
In 1956, with his painting “Still Life with a Mandolin,” he dared for the first time to express the volume of forms in a deeply personal way, breaking traditional rules of proportion in favor of daring grandeur.
In 1960 he took up residence in New York and MoMA acquired the first version of his “Mona Lisa at the Age of Twelve”.
His works, first presented in Florence in 1991, have since traveled around the world, from Monte Carlo to Paris, from New York to Madrid.
He remained faithful to a figurative artistic tradition, exploring various subjects; from still lifes to female nudes, from scenes of everyday life to bullfighting and family portraits.
His paintings, sometimes humorous in appearance, often take a critical look at society. For Botero, the volume resides in the material… “The volume, I do not want to emphasize it by the shadow, but by the material which must move inside”.
Discover some of the emblematic pieces that we were able to present during our sales:
– “Dancing couple, 2012”. A bronze print with black patina, sold for 1 euros*.
– “Naked woman sitting with her arm behind her head, 2005”. A bronze print with brown patina, sold for 258 euros*.
– “Still life with fruit, knife and teapot in front of a window, 1998”. An oil on canvas sold for 145 euros*.
*Fees not included.