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Fernando Botero, Q5392514

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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209lots offered2001–2026years recorded85%sold (157)$33.7kSign up free to seemedian price

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  1. Fernando Botero, Bonjour, Monsieur Botero, 1982, Öl auf LeinwandBonjour, Monsieur BoteroGrisebach · €719,800≈ $1,026,795≈ £623,964Sign up to see
  2. Fernando Botero, Woman, 1989, bronzeWomanPhillips · $1,004,000≈ £802,622≈ €889,598Sign up to see
  3. Fernando Botero, Still Life in front of a Window, 1979, oil on canvasStill Life in front of a WindowPhillips · $838,500≈ £639,003≈ €723,906Sign up to see

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  1. Fernando Botero, Snake, watercolor, graphite, and sanguine on paper
    Snake
    Watercolor · Paper
    17 1/4 x 14in (43.8 x 35.6cm)
    Bonhams · · Lot 22
    $8,200≈ £6,390≈ €7,004Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $8,000–12,000View at Bonhams ↗
  2. Fernando Botero, La Abuelita, 1969, Öl auf Leinwand
    La Abuelita, 1969
    Oil
    184 × 123 cm
    Grisebach · · Lot 39
    €250,000≈ $292,475≈ £219,197Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €200,000–300,000View at Grisebach ↗
  3. Fernando Botero, To Amnesty International, 1976, Offset lithograph in colors on wove paper
    To Amnesty International, 1976
    Lithograph · Paper · ed. 96/100
    sheet 31 1/2 x 23 1/2in
    Bonhams · · Lot 3103
    $1,625≈ £1,044≈ €1,497Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–1,500View at Bonhams ↗
  4. Fernando Botero, La Abuelita, 1969, Öl auf Leinwand
    La Abuelita, 1969
    Oil
    184 × 123 cm
    Grisebach · · Lot 46
    €329,400≈ $408,555≈ £263,482Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €300,000–400,000View at Grisebach ↗
  5. Fernando Botero, Snake, watercolor, graphite, and sanguine on paper
    Snake
    Watercolor · Paper
    17 1/4 x 14in (43.8 x 35.6cm)
    Bonhams · · Lot 215
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $12,000–18,000View at Bonhams ↗
  6. Fernando Botero, To Amnesty International, 1976, Offset lithograph in colors on wove paper
    To Amnesty International, 1976
    Lithograph · Paper · ed. 96/100
    sheet 31 1/2 x 23 1/2in
    Bonhams · · Lot 3104
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $1,500–2,000View at Bonhams ↗
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