Description
Fernando Botero – Garden
| Year of creation: | 1999 |
| Original size: | 31.3 cm x 43.8 cm |
| Painting style: | Expressionism |
| Original technique: | Oil on canvas |
| Located: | Author |
Garden – Fernando Botero
Garden is a 1999 painting by Fernando Botero: two thick trees in the courtyard of a white house with a red tiled roof and a green railing. We paint our hand-painted study of Garden to order on canvas, in oil or acrylic, in 8 sizes from 31 × 44 cm to 120 × 170 cm or in a custom size. Before Garden is dispatched, we send you a photo of the finished painting.
What does Garden show?
In Garden two tall trees with thick brown trunks and round crowns stand in the middle of the lawn, a white colonial house with a red tiled roof, green posts and a railing stretches behind them, and dark mountains rise under a blue sky in the background. Botero grew up among such courtyard houses in Colombia, which is why Garden feels homely, calm and nostalgic.
How is our hand-painted study of Garden made?
Our painters paint the study of Garden 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 Garden has a real paint texture that a print does not have. When Garden is finished, we photograph it and send you the photo for approval.
Which size of Garden suits your room?
For the wall above a sofa or a sideboard choose Garden in 80 × 110 cm, and for a bedroom, hallway or work corner 31 × 44 cm. Garden is available in 31 × 44 cm, 40 × 60 cm, 50 × 70 cm, 60 × 85 cm, 70 × 100 cm, 80 × 110 cm, 100 × 140 cm and 120 × 170 cm. The 31 × 44 cm size is almost the size of the original: the original of Garden measures 31.3 × 43.8 cm, so our painting is 3 mm shorter on one side and 2 mm longer on the other. A simple rule for Garden: it should be about two thirds as wide as the furniture below it, with its centre about 150 cm from the floor.
How does Garden arrive, and when?
We ship Garden 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 Garden are done in our workshop in Slovenia. When a size of Garden is in stock, it reaches you within 6 working days; a study of Garden painted to order reaches you in 15 to 45 days.
Frequently asked questions about Garden
Is Garden a print?
No. Every brushstroke of Garden is painted by hand on canvas, so the paint visibly stands up from the surface.
Can I order Garden in a size that is not listed?
Yes. We also paint Garden in a custom size; enter the width and height you want when you order Garden.
Should I order Garden small or large?
The original is small, 31.3 × 43.8 cm, so Garden also looks good small in a hallway; for the wall above a sofa choose 60 × 85 cm or 80 × 110 cm.
Is Garden a good gift?
Garden is a gift for a lover of Botero, Latin America or houses with courtyards. If you are unsure which size of Garden to choose, give a gift voucher.
