Botero paintings, painted by hand
Here you can order Fernando Botero paintings hand-painted on canvas: 49 works, including Mona Lisa, Dancers, The Presidential Family, Ballerina and The Bathroom. They are not prints. Each painting is painted to order by a painter, in oil or acrylic depending on the work, in the size you choose. They are studies: the painting is instantly recognisable and follows the original as a whole, with small differences in detail and brushwork. Stretching and framing are done in our workshop in Slovenia. We send the painting rolled, stretched or framed, as you choose, and before dispatch we send you a photo of the finished painting.
“I paint improbable things, but not impossible ones.”
Fernando Botero
Fernando Botero (born April 19, 1932) is not a newcomer to the Colombian (and global) art scene. He drew attention to himself already at the end of the fifties, more precisely in 1958, when he received the first prize at the Salón de Artistas Colombianos exhibition. He spends most of his time creating in Paris, and in the last three decades he has achieved international recognition with his paintings, drawings and sculptural works.
After his first attempts in the 1960s, Fernando Botero devoted himself to sculpture only in the 1970s. He also remains a painter who prefers to create still lifes and landscapes, and whose style is often compared to the style that characterized Picasso‘s art during the artist’s stay in Brittany. However, today the most recognizable is Botero‘s sculptural work, which connoisseurs say is essentially abstract, despite its insistence on figuration. The move should not be determined by external stimuli, but rather arbitrarily chosen and an expression of the artist’s intuition.
The oeuvre of one of Latin America’s best-known artists is of course primarily defined by the silhouettes of plump human (and animal) figures. Latin American folk art is reflected in his use of flat, vivid colors and bold shapes – while Fernando Botero also clearly leans on the old masters he imitated in his youth: portraits of the bourgeoisie and political and religious dignitaries in terms of composition and contemplative posture, they are distant relatives of royal portraits from the brushes of Goya or Velázquez. The oversized proportions of Botero‘s figures in these cases probably also hint at the excessive self-confidence and inflated ego of his subjects. At the same time, it could be argued that Botero‘s work is in many ways reminiscent of the magical realism of one of his most famous compatriots, Gabriel García Márquez: both of them, with incredible imagination, create a world from scratch that is completely earthly and incredible in the same breath.
Frequently asked questions
Are the Botero paintings hand-painted or printed?
Hand-painted. Each one is painted on canvas by a painter, in oil or acrylic depending on the work. We print nothing.
Is it an exact copy of the original?
It is a study. The composition, figures and colours follow the original and the painting is instantly recognisable, but there are small differences in detail and brushwork because it is painted by hand.
Which Botero paintings can I order?
49 works, including Mona Lisa, Dancers, The Presidential Family, Ballerina, The Bathroom, Picnic and Horse (Caballo). If a work is missing, you can ask for it as a painting made to order.
How does the painting arrive?
Rolled, stretched on a wooden frame and ready to hang, or framed: you choose. Stretching and framing are done in our workshop in Slovenia, and before dispatch you get a photo of the finished painting.
Why are Botero’s figures so full?
Botero said he did not paint fat people, he painted volume. He swelled people, animals and objects to give form weight, sensuality and colour. The style is often called “Boterismo”.