Fernando Botero
Colombian · 1932–2023 · Painter, Sculptor
Fernando Botero Angulo was a Colombian painter and sculptor. His signature style, also known as "Boterismo", depicts people and figures in large, exaggerated volume, which can… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
Bonjour, Monsieur BoteroGrisebach · €719,800≈ $1,026,795≈ £623,964Sign up to see
WomanPhillips · $1,004,000≈ £802,622≈ €889,598Sign up to see
Still Life in front of a WindowPhillips · $838,500≈ £639,003≈ €723,906Sign up to see
Fernando Botero’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).
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Price trend
14 lot(s) catalogued with a qualifier (e.g. “attributed to”, “after”, “circle of”) are listed in the results but excluded from these statistics.
25 lot(s) offered at auction whose result the house did not publish are listed under “Also offered” on the results tab and excluded from these statistics.
13 sold lot(s) are awaiting a USD exchange rate and are excluded from averages.
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 36 | 30 | 83% | $415kSign up | $374kSign up | $1MSign up |
| Oil | 36 | 30 | 83% | $415kSign up | $374kSign up | $1MSign up |
| Works on paper | 58 | 50 | 86% | $49.6kSign up | $33.7kSign up | $274kSign up |
| Watercolor | 13 | 10 | 77% | $35kSign up | $28.4kSign up | $89.2kSign up |
| Gouache | 2 | 1 | 50% | $57.1kSign up | $57.1kSign up | $57.1kSign up |
| Pastel | 1 | 1 | 100% | $38.8kSign up | $38.8kSign up | $38.8kSign up |
| Drawing | 32 | 29 | 91% | $62.8kSign up | $37.5kSign up | $274kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 45 | 40 | 89% | $4.1kSign up | $4.3kSign up | $10.1kSign up |
| Etching | 1 | 1 | 100% | —Sign up | —Sign up | — |
| Lithograph | 38 | 35 | 92% | $4.4kSign up | $4.8kSign up | $10.1kSign up |
| Print (other) | 6 | 4 | 67% | $1.1kSign up | $821Sign up | $2.5kSign up |
| Sculpture | 33 | 30 | 91% | $272kSign up | $269kSign up | $1MSign up |
| Other | 12 | 7 | 58% | $15.1kSign up | $4.9kSign up | $56.3kSign up |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.
By year
| Year | Offered | Sold | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 21 | 20 | $4.3kSign up |
| 2025 | 17 | 12 | $100kSign up |
| 2024 | 12 | 11 | $4.9kSign up |
| 2023 | 21 | 18 | $10.1kSign up |
| 2022 | 8 | 7 | $64.2kSign up |
| 2021 | 7 | 5 | $214kSign up |
| 2020 | 16 | 12 | $140kSign up |
| 2019 | 14 | 13 | $37.5kSign up |
| 2018 | 10 | 10 | $263kSign up |
| 2017 | 8 | 7 | $250kSign up |
| 2016 | 7 | 7 | $66.4kSign up |
| 2015 | 5 | 3 | $1.6kSign up |
| 2014 | 8 | 3 | $161kSign up |
| 2013 | 4 | 4 | $22.5kSign up |
| 2012 | 6 | 6 | $305kSign up |
| 2011 | 4 | 4 | $257kSign up |
| 2010 | 2 | 2 | $448Sign up |
| 2009 | 4 | 4 | $1.1kSign up |
| 2008 | 2 | 2 | $3.1kSign up |
| 2007 | 2 | 2 | $196kSign up |
| 2006 | 2 | 1 | $82.8kSign up |
| 2005 | 1 | 1 | $7kSign up |
| 2002 | 1 | 1 | $2.1kSign up |
| 2001 | 2 | 2 | $1.1kSign up |