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Fernando Botero

1932 - 2023

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Fernando Botero Angulo (19 April 1932 – 15 September 2023) was a Colombian figurative artist 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. Self-styled "the most Colombian of Colombian artists", Botero came to national prominence when he won the first prize at the Salón de Artistas Colombianos in 1958. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Fernando Botero is the 162nd most popular painter (down from 118th in 2019), the 4th most popular biography from Colombia and the most popular Colombian Painter.

Fernando Botero is most famous for his paintings and sculptures of people and animals, which are often exaggerated and distorted in shape.

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Among PAINTERS

Among painters, Fernando Botero ranks 162 out of 2,023. Before him are Robert Campin, Frédéric Bazille, Nicolai Abildgaard, Théodore Rousseau, Pinturicchio, and Ambrogio Lorenzetti. After him are Carl Larsson, Jan Matejko, Emil Nolde, Otto Dix, Paul Delaroche, and Umberto Boccioni.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1932, Fernando Botero ranks 21. Before him are Roh Tae-woo, Abebe Bikila, Anouk Aimée, Peter O'Toole, Sylvia Plath, and Miriam Makeba. After him are François Englert, Glenn Gould, Raisa Gorbacheva, Tiny Tim, Dian Fossey, and Sirikit. Among people deceased in 2023, Fernando Botero ranks 23. Before him are Sinéad O'Connor, Yevgeny Prigozhin, Just Fontaine, Robert Lucas Jr., Harald zur Hausen, and Ted Kaczynski. After him are Louise Glück, Paul Berg, Rosalynn Carter, Paco Rabanne, Pat Robertson, and Helmut Berger.

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In Colombia

Among people born in Colombia, Fernando Botero ranks 4 out of 356. Before him are Gabriel García Márquez (1927), Pablo Escobar (1949), and Shakira (1977). After him are Griselda Blanco (1943), Juan Manuel Santos (1951), Andrés Escobar (1967), César Gaviria (1947), René Higuita (1966), Carlos Valderrama (1961), Gustavo Petro (1960), and Miguel Rodríguez Orejuela (1943).

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Among painters born in Colombia, Fernando Botero ranks 1. 

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