Description
Fernando Botero – Colombian Family
| Year of creation: | 1999 |
| Original size: | 168 cm x 195 cm |
| Painting style: | Expressionism |
| Original technique: | Oil on canvas |
| Located: | Author |
Colombian Family – Fernando Botero
Colombian Family is a 1999 painting by Fernando Botero: a full-figured father, mother and daughter posing solemnly in their living room. We paint our hand-painted study of Colombian Family to order on canvas, in oil or acrylic, in 8 sizes from 50 × 60 cm to 168 × 195 cm or in a custom size. Before Colombian Family is dispatched, we send you a photo of the finished painting.
What does Colombian Family show?
Colombian Family shows the father in a dark suit sitting on a red chair, the mother in a green dress standing behind him and the daughter in an orange dress beside him with a small Colombian flag in her hand; on the chest of drawers stands a vase of yellow flowers, and above them hangs a landscape in a gold frame. With serious faces and full figures Botero paints a family portrait full of wit, which is why Colombian Family feels warm, solemn and cheerful.
How is our hand-painted study of Colombian Family made?
Our painters paint the study of Colombian Family by hand, with brushstrokes of different thickness, separately for every order. We paint in oil or acrylic, depending on the subject and the size, so the surface of Colombian Family has a real paint texture that a print does not have. When Colombian Family is finished, we photograph it and send you the photo for approval.
Which size of Colombian Family suits your room?
For the wall above a sofa or a sideboard choose Colombian Family in 90 × 100 cm, and for a bedroom, hallway or work corner 50 × 60 cm. Colombian Family is available in 50 × 60 cm, 60 × 70 cm, 80 × 90 cm, 90 × 100 cm, 110 × 130 cm, 130 × 150 cm, 150 × 170 cm and 168 × 195 cm. The 168 × 195 cm size of Colombian Family is the size of the original. A simple rule for Colombian Family: it should be about two thirds as wide as the furniture below it, with its centre about 150 cm from the floor.
How does Colombian Family arrive, and when?
We ship Colombian Family rolled in a sturdy tube, stretched on 2.5 cm deep wooden stretcher bars, or framed – you choose when you order. Stretching and framing of Colombian Family are done in our workshop in Slovenia. When a size of Colombian Family is in stock, it reaches you within 6 working days; a study of Colombian Family painted to order reaches you in 15 to 45 days.
Frequently asked questions about Colombian Family
Is Colombian Family a print?
No. Every brushstroke of Colombian Family is painted by hand on canvas, so the paint visibly stands up from the surface.
Can I order Colombian Family in a size that is not listed?
Yes. We also paint Colombian Family in a custom size; enter the width and height you want when you order Colombian Family.
Who are the people in Colombian Family?
It is an unnamed family – father, mother and daughter – that Botero shows as a typical family portrait; the small flag in the girl’s hand recalls Colombia, the painter’s home country.
Is Colombian Family a good gift?
Colombian Family is a gift for a family, for a new home or for a lover of Botero and Colombia. If you are unsure which size of Colombian Family to choose, give a gift voucher.
