Fernando Botero

Fernando Botero (b. 1932) is the most famous living artist of our time, whose distinctive figures are instantly recognizable. His work is internationally praised and has been spotlighted by The New York Times, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, Art in America, and BBC Newsnight as well as by Sotheby's in New York, the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, The Museum of Modern Art, and The Guggenheim in Bilbao and New York, amongst others. At the start of his career,...See more

Fernando Botero (b. 1932) is the most famous living artist of our time, whose distinctive figures are instantly recognizable. His work is internationally praised and has been spotlighted by The New York Times, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, Art in America, and BBC Newsnight as well as by Sotheby's in New York, the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, The Museum of Modern Art, and The Guggenheim in Bilbao and New York, amongst others. At the start of his career, the Colombian artist studied at the Academia de San Fernando in Madrid before traveling to Paris and Florence to expand upon his understanding of fine art. In 1958, he gained widespread recognition for his first prize piece at the Salon de Artistas Colombianos. The author of Circus: Paintings and Works on Paper (Glitterati Incorporated, 2013), Botero continues to be an active member of the art community and works primarily in Monte Carlo and Italy. Curtis Bill Pepper (b. 1917) is an American author and journalist. He has worked for The New York Times, Newsweek, the United Press International, and CBS. Pepper is the author of seven books, the latest of which is a biographical novel of Leonardo da Vinci. He also contributed an essay to Circus: Paintings and Works on Paper by Fernando Botero (Glitterati Incorporated, 2013). Pepper divides his time between homes in Umbria, Italy and New York City with his wife, the sculptor, Beverly Pepper. Also available: Circus: Paintings and Drawings ISBN 9780988174511 See less