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Fernando Botero
[Colombian Painter, born in 1932]
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Fernando Botero Works Online
Categorized & Annotated
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Original works by Fernando Botero available for purchase at art galleries worldwide
Paintings in Museums and Public Art Galleries Worldwide:
Art Collection of the Biblioteca Luis Ángel Arango, Colombia Many works online
Art Institute of Chicago NEW!
Botero in Venice Mini-site for a 2003 exhibition of Botero's works. Many paintings and sculptures online.
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City NEW!
Metropolitan Museum of Art Timetable of Art History
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston NEW!
Museum of Modern Art, New York City Includes biographical information about the artist
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington D.C. NEW!
Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indiana
Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, Kansas City, Missouri La Pudeur, 1980
Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, Kansas City, Missouri La Pudeur, 1981
Museo dei Bozzetti, Pietrasanta, Italy Click "bozzetti" and "opere" to see works by Botero
Nassau County Museum of Art, Roslyn Harbor, New York Several works from the exhibition Fernando Botero: Works on Paper
Nassau County Museum of Art, Roslyn Harbor, New York Man on Horseback
San Antonio Museum of Art, Texas Mademoiselle Riviere, after Ingres, 2002
Scheringa Museum voor Realisme, Spanbroek, Netherlands (Click on the artwork titles, not the thumbnails)
Studio Esseci, Italy (in Italian) Click "Immagini" for several large images, including 3 from Botero's recent Abu Ghraib series
Wichita State University Outdoor Sculpture Collection, Kansas Man with Cane Woman with Umbrella
National Art Databases and Museum Inventories:
Flemish Art Collection Database, Belgium (in Dutch)
Smithsonian American Art Museum National Art Inventories List of works nationwide from two sources: the Inventory of American Paintings Executed before 1914 and the Inventory of American Sculpture (only a few percent of listings have an accompanying image)
Art Market: (e.g. records of past sales at auction; sites providing examples of the artist's signature)
Art Signature Dictionary NEW!
Christie's Past Sale Archive (database goes as far back as 1991; images go about as far back as 1999)
Sotheby's Sold Lot Archive (database goes as far back as 1998; images where permitted by copyright go about as far back as 2001)
Pictures from Image Archives:
Fernando Botero at The Artchive
Fernando Botero at The Athenaeum 41 works online
Wikimedia Commons Image Database
Ciudad de la Pintura (in Spanish)
El Poder de la Palabra (The Power of the Word) (in Spanish)
PBase Photo Sharing (Tip: Set the image size to "original" to see photos at their highest resolution)
Rasiel's Wallpapers (Click on the size of the scan you wish to view)
Spain Ministry of Education Imagebank (in Spanish) Type "Botero" into the search box & click "Buscar"; the "Descargar" link downloads a high-res image
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Miscellaneous Sites:
Arte Latinoamericano 4 works
Because I Say So! Cat (Gato), New York City sculpture, 1984
The Fine Arts Conservancy, Florida Interesting before-and-after examples of artwork restorations Seated Woman, drawing
The Fine Arts Conservancy, Florida Interesting before-and-after examples of artwork restorations Woman Smoking a Cigarette, bronze statue
The Fine Arts Conservancy, Florida Interesting before-and-after examples of artwork restorations Ballerina, bronze statue
The Fine Arts Conservancy, Florida Interesting before-and-after examples of artwork restorations Still Life with Watermelon
The Fine Arts Conservancy, Florida Interesting before-and-after examples of artwork restorations Caballero, bronze statue
The Fine Arts Conservancy, Florida Interesting before-and-after examples of artwork restorations The Roadside Vendor
The Legacy Project "A gathering place for people interested in the enduring legacies of the many violent traumas of the 20th century"
Time Magazine Cover Archive
Articles and Reference Sites:
Encyclopedia Britannica complete article on Fernando Botero Note: The full version of the article is available only if you follow this link. If you bookmark the article and return later, or if you navigate directly to the Britannica website, you will see a 100-word preview only. Troubleshooting
Union List of Artist Names (Getty Museum) Reference sheet with basic information about the artist and pointers to other references.
Wikipedia, the "Open Content" Encyclopedia Biographical info
Kara Art A number of articles about the artist
"Look Inside" and "Search Inside" Books at Amazon
Look Inside Books: | Selections from the books listed below are scanned in, in high res. Text is clearly readable and art reproductions vary from so-so to excellent. Don't miss the fact that you can usually zoom in via the "View" drop-down menu, along the top row of Amazon's Online Reader. | |
Search Inside Books: | Same as "Look Inside", except that the entire book is scanned in, and the text is fully searchable. This is an unbelievable resource, for research and especially for previewing a book when making the decision to buy. Note: Some "Search Inside" features are limited to people signed in to an account which has previously made a purchase at Amazon. | |
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Fernando Botero (Taschen Art Album)
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Botero: Cameo
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Botero: Sculptures
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