The Art of Fernando Botero: Colombia’s ‘Most Colombian’ Artist — theculturetrip.com

Revered in both his native country and internationally, Fernando Botero has been bestowed with accolades including the First Prize in Painting at the prestigious Salon Nacional de Artistas in 1958 aged just 24, and more recently in 2012, he was presented with a Lifetime Achievement in Contemporary Sculpture award by the International Sculpture Centre in the USA, which recognises significant contributions to the sculptural arts. In 2001, Botero’s bronze sculpture ‘Dancers’ sold for more than $1.7 million US dollars at a Christie’s auction in New York, a new record for Colombian sculpture art.

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