MADRID (AP).- Three hooded thieves stole a truck containing 28 pieces of art including works by Picasso, Colombian artist Fernando Botero and Spanish sculptor Eduardo Chillida, Spanish police said Thursday. A police statement said the truck was taken f…
Collectors from Around the World Gather at Art Basel Miami Beach as It Opens Its Doors
MIAMI BEACH (AP).- South Beach is ready to host a huge art party. Art Basel Miami Beach organizers chose about 250 galleries from more than 700 applications to show their art during the fair, which kicked off for VIPs on Wednesday. It opens for the pu…
Colombian Fernando Botero’s Matadors, Chile’s Matta Top Latin American Auction at Christie’s
NEW YORK (REUTERS).- A portrait of an infant matador and his bullfighting elders, painted by Colombian Fernando Botero, topped Christie’s Latin American art sale, which also set auction records for postwar Brazilian, Colombian, Mexican and Argentine ar…
Colombian Fernando Botero’s Matadors, Chile’s Matta Top Latin American Auction at Christie’s
NEW YORK (REUTERS).- A portrait of an infant matador and his bullfighting elders, painted by Colombian Fernando Botero, topped Christie’s Latin American art sale, which also set auction records for postwar Brazilian, Colombian, Mexican and Argentine ar…
Surrealism, Botero in Latin America Auctions this Week at Christie’s and Sotheby’s
NEW YORK (REUTERS).- A voodoo-inspired Cuban work and a portrait of a bullfighting family by Colombian Fernando Botero top this week’s Latin American art auctions at Sotheby’s and Christie’s in New York. Christie’s expects to see sales of up to $26 mil…
Public Takes a Shine to Naked New York Statue by Colombian Artist Fernando Botero
NEW YORK (REUTERS).- Colombian artist Fernando Botero is happy with the intimate attention New Yorkers and tourists pay to his giant bronze statue of a naked Adam at an upscale shopping mall. The statue along with a nearby Eve — both in the unmistakab…
Fernando Botero’s Rotund and Voluptuous Forms at the Museum of Fine Arts in Budapest
BUDAPEST.- Rotund and voluptuous forms, characteristically simple and expressive figures, people, animals and objects dominate the works of Colombian-born Fernando Botero. The language of his colourful and often luminous works is understandable for all…
Botero in LA: New Work by Fernando Botero at Tasende Gallery
WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA.- New work by Fernando Botero is the subject of the exhibit Botero in LA presented by Tasende Gallery, 8808 Melrose Avenue, West Hollywood, September 15 through October 30, 2010. The nine paintings, six drawings and four sculptures …
Botero in LA: New Work by Fernando Botero at Tasende Gallery
WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA.- New work by Fernando Botero is the subject of the exhibit Botero in LA presented by Tasende Gallery, 8808 Melrose Avenue, West Hollywood, September 15 through October 30, 2010. The nine paintings, six drawings and four sculptures …
St. Petersburg Museum of Fine Arts to display Monumental Work of Fernando Botero
ST. PETERSBURG, FL.- Fernando Botero is one of
Colombia’s and the world’s most popular artists. His monumental bronzes have
been seen on Park Avenue in New York, the National Mall in Washington, D.C., and
the Champs Élysées in Paris. The Ba…