biografia di Fernando BOTERO (1932-2023)
Personal data
Birth : 04/19/1932 - Medellín, Colombia
Death : 09/15/2023
Sex : M
Nationality/Affiliation : Colombia - France
Address
Paris Île-de-France, FranceFamily relations
Husband of Sophia VARI [ 1940 ]Education
Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando – Alcalá 13 – Madrid, Spain
Professional data
Work and Life
1960 – 1970:Lived in New York NY, USA.
1951:Botero moved to Bogotá, Colombia.
Also lives and works in Pietrasanta LU, Italy.
Work
Categorie and medium
Painting : Oil
Sculpture-Volume : Bronze
Movements and styles
Latin American ArtWorks
Femmes à la plage | |
Date of creation : 2002 Medium : Oil/canvas Size : 204 x 151 cm | |
La Corrida | |
Date of creation : 1992 Medium : Painting | |
Mother and Child | |
Medium : Bronze | |
Solo Exhibitions (Selected)
Solo exhibitions
2004
Works on paper
Nassau County Museum of Fine Art – Roslyn Harbor NY, United States
11/14/2004 – 02/13/2005
2003
Fondation Dina Vierny – Musée Maillol – Paris, France
11/07/2003 – 03/15/2004
Fondation Dina Vierny – Musée Maillol – Paris, France
11/07/2003 – 03/15/2003
2002
Mairie – Dinard, France
07/05/2002 – 09/23/2002
ARKEN Museum for Moderne Kunst – Ishøj, Denmark
02/02/2002 – 06/02/2002
2001
Monumental Sculpture
Marlborough Gallery – New York NY, United States
05/10/2001 – 06/16/2001
1996
Paintings
Marlborough Gallery – New York NY, United States
10/23/1996 – 11/26/1996
Monumental Bronzes
Art Museum of the Americas – Washington DC, United States
09/24/1996 – 11/01/1996
Group Exhibitions (Selected)
Art shows / fairs
2007
FIAC Foire Internationale d’Art Contemporain
Galeries Nationales du Grand Palais – Paris, France
10/18/2007 – 10/22/2007
Represented by : James Goodman Gallery – 41 East 57th Street, Suite 802 – New York NY, United States
2004
FIAC Foire Internationale d’Art Contemporain, n°31
Paris Expo – Porte de Versailles – Paris, France
10/21/2004 – 10/25/2004
Represented by : Galleria Tega – Via Senato 24 – Milan MI, Italy
Art 35 Basel
Messe Basel – Basel BS, Switzerland
06/16/2004 – 06/21/2004
Represented by : Galerie Brusberg Berlin – Kurfürstendamm 213 – Berlin, Germany
2003
Art Basel Miami Beach
Miami Beach Convention Center – Miami Beach FL, United States
12/04/2003 – 12/07/2003
Represented by : James Goodman Gallery – 41 East 57th Street, Suite 802 – New York NY, United States
FIAC, n°30
Paris Expo – Porte de Versailles – Paris, France
10/09/2003 – 10/13/2003
Represented by : Galleria d’Arte Contini – San Marco 2765 – Venice VE, Italy
Art 34 Basel
Messe Basel – Basel BS, Switzerland
06/18/2003 – 06/23/2003
Represented by : Galerie Brusberg Berlin – Kurfürstendamm 213 – Berlin, Germany
Art Chicago 2003
Navy Pier’s Festival Hall – Chicago IL, United States
05/09/2003 – 05/12/2003
Represented by : James Goodman Gallery – 41 East 57th Street, Suite 802 – New York NY, United States
2002
Art Basel Miami Beach
Miami Beach Convention Center – Miami Beach FL, United States
12/05/2002 – 12/08/2002
Represented by : James Goodman Gallery – 41 East 57th Street, Suite 802 – New York NY, United States
Art 33 Basel
Messe Basel – Basel BS, Switzerland
06/12/2002 – 06/17/2002
Represented by : Galerie Brusberg Berlin – Kurfürstendamm 213 – Berlin, Germany
Art Miami, n°12
Miami Beach Convention Center – Miami Beach FL, United States
01/04/2002 – 01/08/2002
Represented by : Galleria Tega – Via Senato 24 – Milan MI, Italy
2001
Art Basel Miami Beach: cancelled
Miami Beach Convention Center – Miami Beach FL, United States
12/13/2001 – 12/16/2001
Represented by : Galleria Tega – Via Senato 24 – Milan MI, Italy
Art Toronto 2001 – TIAF Toronto International Art Fair
MTCC Metro Toronto Convention Centre – Toronto ON, Canada
10/11/2001 – 10/15/2001
Represented by : Galería El Museo – Carrera 11, N° 93A-43 – Bogotá, Colombia
FIAC, n°28
Paris Expo – Porte de Versailles – Paris, France
10/10/2001 – 10/15/2001
Represented by : Galleria d’Arte Contini – San Marco 2765 – Venice VE, Italy
Art 32 Basel
Messe Basel – Basel BS, Switzerland
06/13/2001 – 06/18/2001
Represented by : Marlborough Gallery – 40 West 57 Street – New York NY, United States
Art Miami, n° 11
Miami Beach Convention Center – Miami Beach FL, United States
01/18/2001 – 01/22/2001
Represented by : Artemundi – Suite 915 1680 Michigan Avenue – Miami Beach FL, United States
Artpalmbeach – 4th Modern & Contemporary Art Fair
International Pavilion of the Palm Beaches – West Palm Beach FL, United States
01/10/2001 – 01/15/2001
Represented by : Galería El Museo – Carrera 11, N° 93A-43 – Bogotá, Colombia
2000
FIAC, n°27
Paris Expo – Porte de Versailles – Paris, France
10/25/2000 – 10/30/2000
Represented by : Fondation Veranneman – Vandevoordeweg 2 – Kruishoutem, Belgium
1999
Art Cologne, n° 33
Cologne, Germany
11/07/1999 – 11/14/1999
Represented by : Galerie Thomas – Maximilianstrasse 25 – Munich, Germany
Artpalmbeach – Modern & Contemporary Art Fair
International Pavilion of the Palm Beaches – West Palm Beach FL, United States
03/10/1999 – 03/15/1999
Represented by : Galleria Dante Vecchiato – Piazetta S. Nicolo 1 – Padua PD, Italy
1998
ARCO – Feria Internacional de Arte Contemporáneo, n°17
Parque Ferial Juan Carlos I – Madrid, Spain
1998
Represented by : Marlborough Gallery – 40 West 57 Street – New York NY, United States
1990
ARCO – Feria Internacional de Arte Contemporáneo
Madrid, Spain
02/08/1990 – 02/13/1990
Represented by : Evelyn Aimis Fine Art – 3012C South Ocean Boulevard – Highland Beach FL, United States
Festivals
2002
Festival international de sculpture
Monte Carlo, Monaco
07/27/2002 – 10/31/2002
Group exhibitions
2004
MoMA at El Museo Latin American and Caribbean Art from the Collection of the Museum of Modern Art
Museo del Barrio – New York NY, United States
03/05/2004 – 07/25/2004
2003
Sept Lieux – Sept Matières
Hôtel du Département, Centre d’Art Présence Van Gogh, Château de l’Empéri, Galerie du Conseil Général des Bouches du Rhône, Musée de l’Arles Antique – Marseille, France
10/17/2003 – 01/15/2004
2002
Les Jeux dans l’art du 20e siècle
Espace Bellevue – Biarritz, France
06/22/2002 – 10/03/2002
Paintings by Botero, Bravo, Iturria, Sánchez
Marlborough Gallery – New York NY, United States
05/22/2002 – 06/15/2002
2001
International Offerings
Jack Rutberg Fine Arts – Los Angeles CA, United States
07/18/2001 – 09/01/2001
1998
Selection of Latin American Masters
Mary-Anne Martin Fine Art – New York NY, United States
1998
Cornucopia
Winston Wachter Fine Art – New York NY, United States
06/18/1998 – 07/31/1998
1997
Impressionist, Modern & Contemporay: Work from the Gallery Collection
O’Hara Gallery – New York NY, United States
02/05/1997 – 02/24/1997
Bibliography (Selected)
By the artist
Monographies
1999
Botero Sculptures : Sculptures
01/1999
ISBN : 9589393640
On the artist
Catalogues raisonnés
2000
Fernando Botero : Monograph & Catalogue Raisonne Paintings 1975-1990
Publisher: Acatos Publishing – Lausanne VD, Switzerland
Author: Sullivan Edouard J. – Lausanne VD, Switzerland
09/2000
ISBN : 2940033404
Periodicals
2003
FRIMBOIS & KAMPIANNE – Fernando Botero
in: Art Actuel n° 29 p. 28
Paris, France
11/2003-12/2003
2002
TASSET Jean-Marie – Botero joue gros jeu
in: Le Figaro
Paris, France
26/07/2002