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 · May 2011€719,800≈ $1,026,795≈ £623,964Sign up to see
WomanPhillips · Jul 2020$1,004,000≈ £802,622≈ €889,598Sign up to see
Still Life in front of a WindowPhillips · Nov 2025$838,500≈ £639,003≈ €723,906Sign up to see

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Tancujúca žena, neskorá edícia
Sculpture
výška 38 cm
SOGA · Dec 1, 2009 · Lot 330
€600≈ $904≈ £546HammerSign up free to seeView at SOGA ↗
Untitled (Adam and Eve)
Drawing · Paper
34 x 27 cm
Lempertz · May 29, 2009 · Lot 343
€24,000≈ $33,835≈ £20,949Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €20,000–View at Lempertz ↗
Three musicians, 1983
Lithograph
36,8 x 27,4 cm ( 14,4 x 10,7 in)
Ketterer Kunst · Apr 4, 2008 · Lot 644
€960≈ $1,509≈ £754Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €900–View at Ketterer Kunst ↗
Weiblicher Akt am Fenster, 1990
Lithograph
59 : 35,8 cm (23,2 : 14 in)
Ketterer Kunst · Apr 4, 2008 · Lot 645
€3,000≈ $4,717≈ £2,357Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €2,800–View at Ketterer Kunst ↗
SAN BOROLAS
Oil
94 x 96,5 cm
Lempertz · Nov 30, 2007 · Lot 657
€264,000≈ $389,690≈ £188,639Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €220,000–250,000View at Lempertz ↗
Profil de jeune femme, 1986
Drawing
16 : 12 cm (6,2 : 4,7 in)
Ketterer Kunst · Oct 27, 2007 · Lot 544
€2,040≈ $2,934≈ £1,430Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €1,500–View at Ketterer Kunst ↗
(Columbian b.1932)
Watercolor · Paper
30 x 22 1/2in (76 x 56cm)
Bonhams · Nov 5, 2006 · Lot 328
$82,750≈ £43,635≈ €64,851Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $25,000–35,000View at Bonhams ↗
Porträt Ida Neri
Graphit auf bräunlichem Ingresbütten
62,7 x 48,5 cm
Lempertz · Dec 3, 2005 · Lot 58
€5,950≈ $6,960≈ £4,031Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €6,000–7,000View at Lempertz ↗
Three musicians, 1983
Lithograph
36,8 x 27,4 cm ( 14,4 x 10,7 in)
Ketterer Kunst · Sep 28, 2002 · Lot 760
€2,185≈ $2,137≈ £1,373Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €1,600–View at Ketterer Kunst ↗
À J.F. Beckman, 1983
Drawing
Ketterer Kunst · Dec 7, 2001 · Lot 532
€822≈ $732≈ £513Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €818–View at Ketterer Kunst ↗

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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

lower right48
on the base9
lower left4
lower centre2
on the reverse1
upper right1

Form

signed57
signed and dated55
signed in pencil7
monogrammed1
initialled1

Signed, titled and dated ""Tres hermanas" Botero 70" lower right — Tres hermanas, Phillips, May 21, 2026
Incised 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, 2026
Signed 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

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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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