Fernando Botero, Colombian artist famous for rotund and oversize figures, dies at 91

Colombian painter and sculptor Fernando Botero poses inside the "Tren de La Cultura" ("Train of Culture"), during a news conference for the exhibition "Fernando Botero: The Circus," in Medellín, Colombia, Jan. 30, 2015. (Fredy Builes/Reuters)

BOGOTA, Colombia — Fernando Botero, one of Latin America's most celebrated artists, has died. According to his daughter, Lina Botero, the 91-year-old Colombian artist was suffering from complications from pneumonia and died at his home in Monaco.

"Fernando Botero, the painter of our traditions and defects, the painter of our virtues, has died," Colombian President Gustavo Petro announced on social media.