The Latest Breaking News from Fernando Botero

Once sold for two packs of smokes: Historic Botero painting up for auction in Bogotá

'La Plegaria' (1949), a watercolour Fernando Botero traded for two packets of cigarettes early in his career, is now up for auction in Bogotá with over 120 Latin American works.

Euronews · May 20

An Inside Look at Jeff Bezos’ Luxury Home Renovations — and How You Can Copy Them for Cheap

Take a peek inside Jeff Bezos’ lavish home renovations and learn simple, budget-friendly ways to recreate his luxury style without breaking the bank.

GOBankingRates · Jan 3

Baku ART Weekend celebrates creativity and cultural heritage

Baku's ART Weekend invites people to imagine the future through creativity while embracing Azerbaijan’s cultural identity as a bridge between history and tomorrow.

Euronews · Nov 2, 2025

Actors, musicians, writers and artists we lost in 2023

Giants of the arts world left us this year: We look back on the legacies of Harry Belafonte, Tina Turner, Sinéad O'Connor, Paul Reubens (aka Pee-wee Herman), Richard Roundtree, Norman Lear and more.

WEKU · Dec 28, 2023

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

Colombian artist Fernando Botero has died at the age of 91. "I don't paint fat women," he once told Spain's El Mundo newspaper, "I am interested in volume, the sensuality of the form."

WEKU · Sep 15, 2023

Fernando Botero obituary

Colombian painter and sculptor of voluminous figures that grace city centres the world over, including Paris, Madrid and London

The Guardian - UK · Sep 15, 2023

Renowned Colombian painter and sculptor Fernando Botero has died at age 91, daughter says

Renowned Colombian painter and sculptor Fernando Botero, known for depicting people in large exaggerated volumes, has died in Monaco

The Independent UK · Sep 15, 2023