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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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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- Woman with Serpent, 1983$176,400≈ £142,006≈ €167,601Sign up free to see
- Naranjas, 1970$283,500≈ £210,343≈ €249,890Sign up free to see
- Nature Morte, 1973$40,320≈ £29,915≈ €35,540Sign up free to see
- Dancers, 2010$52,920≈ £39,264≈ €46,646Sign up free to see
- Walking Woman in Profile, 1983€550,000≈ $669,570≈ £474,603Sign up free to see
- Paul Cézanne Jr., 1963$214,200≈ £153,526≈ €177,789Sign up free to see
- €27,500≈ $33,314≈ £25,065Sign up free to see
- Venus, 2005$529,200≈ £398,164≈ €436,850Sign up free to see
- $403,200≈ £303,363≈ €332,838Sign up free to see
- The Beach, 2003HK$2,772,000≈ $357,616≈ £265,925≈ €294,310Sign up free to see
Also offered, result not published (25)
Lots by Fernando Botero that were offered at auction where the house did not publish whether they sold. Not counted in any statistics.
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Fernando Botero signature
121 catalogued lots by Fernando Botero record a signature line. The most common placement is lower right (73% of lots that state a placement). Most often: signed.
Placement
Form
Signed, titled and dated ""Tres hermanas" Botero 70" lower right
— Tres hermanas, Phillips, May 21, 2026Incised with the artist's signature and number "Botero 1/6" on the base; stamped with the foundry mark "Susse Fondeur, Paris" lower edge of base
— Le Matin, Phillips, May 21, 2026Signed and dated "Botero 80" lower right; titled "The Painter and his Model" on the reverse of the mat
— The Painter and His Model, Phillips, Feb 28, 2026
About Fernando Botero
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 represent political criticism or humor, depending on the piece. He was considered the most recognized and quoted artist from Latin America in his lifetime, and his art can be found in highly visible places around the world, such as Park Avenue in New York City and the Champs-Élysées in Paris, at different times.
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