Fernando Botero

Christie's Latin American Evening Sale Totals $14,691,900 ~ Botero Leads Sale

Art Knowledge News (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009

NEW YORK, NY.- Christie's highly anticipated Latin American Sale totaled $14,691,900, led by an exceptional selection of works by artists representing 15 countries. Six new world auction records were set for Oswaldo Guayasamín, Victor Manuel, José Clemente Orozco, León Ferrari, and Javier Marin , and for a work on paper by Fernando Botero. The sale was 89% sold by lot and 90%...

Christie's Latin American Evening Sale Totals $14,691,900 - Botero Leads Sale

Artdaily (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009

NEW YORK, NY.- Christie's highly anticipated Latin American Sale totaled $14,691,900, led by an exceptional selection of works by artists representing 15 countries. Six new world auction records were set for Oswaldo Guayasamín, Victor Manuel, José Clemente Orozco, León Ferrari, and Javier Marin, and for a work on paper by Fernando Botero. The sale was 89% sold by lot and 90% by...

Christie's Latin American Sale Offers Works by Botero, Matta and Tamayo

Art Knowledge News (Free subscription) | 31/10/2009

NEW YORK, NY.- On November 17 and 18, Christie's will offer an exceptional selection of works by leading artists representing 15 countries in its Latin American Sale. Rich in offerings from private collections, the two-day auction offers works by leading Latin American artists such as Fernando Botero, Claudio Bravo, Joaquín Torres-García, Wifredo Lam, Matta, and Rufino Tamayo, among...

Cascade Transformed Into Contemporary Art Center

Artdaily (Free subscription) | 27/10/2009

YEREVAN, ARMENIA.- The Cafesjian Center for the Arts announced that after seven years of renovation the Cascade – a former Soviet monument in the center of Yerevan - has been completely transformed into one of the world's outstanding contemporary art centers. Virtually every aspect of this 13,000 square meter monument has been transformed, and it now houses a Visitor Center, Museum Store, Special...

Christie's Latin American Sale Offers Works by Botero, Bravo, Matta and Tamayo

Artdaily (Free subscription) | 27/10/2009

NEW YORK, NY.- On November 17 and 18, Christie's will offer an exceptional selection of works by leading artists representing 15 countries in its Latin American Sale. Rich in offerings from private collections, the two-day auction offers works by leading Latin American artists such as Fernando Botero, Claudio Bravo, Joaquín Torres-García, Wifredo Lam, Matta, and Rufino Tamayo, among...

Professor Munir Jiwa to speak at Human Rights Center, University of California at Berkeley

Ismailimail (Free subscription) | 24/10/2009

Munir Jiwa is Director for Islamic Studies at the Graduate Theological Union. He is a Canadian scholar who holds a master’s degree in religion from Harvard and a doctorate in anthropology from Columbia University. November 15, 3-5 PM Art and Human Rights: Reflections on Fernando Botero and The Abu Ghraib Series Berkeley Art Museum This panel discussion is [...]

Soprano Sills' Estate Sells for More than $500K, Botero Sketch Sells for $27,500

Artdaily (Free subscription) | 09/10/2009

NEW YORK, NY (AP).- An auction of the late soprano Beverly Sills' estate fetched more than a half-million dollars Wednesday — far more than expected for the costume designs, art and other personal items. Sills died in July 2007 after being diagnosed with inoperable lung cancer. On the block at Doyle New York auction house were more than 460 lots from the soprano's home overlooking Central Park....

• Soprano Sills' estate sells for more than $500K - kansascity.com
• Soprano Sills' estate sells for more than $500K - Examiner
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Beverly Sills Estate to be Sold at Doyle New York

Luxist (Free subscription) | 04/10/2009

On October 7th, Doyle New York will offer at auction the Estate of Beverly Sills . One of the world's greatest coloratura sopranos, Beverly Sills' diverse collection comprises over 460 lots of fine art, furniture, decorations, jewelry, handbags, photographs, costume designs and opera memorabilia from her home overlooking New York's Central Park. A variety of costume designs and memorabilia will be...

Bowers Museum hosts Major Retrospective by Latin American Artist Fernando Botero

Art Knowledge News (Free subscription) | 02/10/2009

SANTA ANA, CA.- For the first time in 30 years, world-renowned artist Fernando Botero unveils an exhibition in California when The Baroque World of Fernando Botero opened at Bowers Museum. The exhibition, which remains on view at Bowers Museum through December 6, 2009 , in the Janice Frey Smith and Robert Gumbiner Galleries, includes a selection of recent sculptures never before shown in North America.Recognized...

Bowers Museum Presents Major Retrospective by Latin American Artist Fernando Botero

Artdaily (Free subscription) | 02/10/2009

SANTA ANA, CA.- For the first time in 30 years, world-renowned artist Fernando Botero unveils an exhibition in California when The Baroque World of Fernando Botero opened at Bowers Museum . The exhibition features 100 paintings, sculptures, and drawings, dating from the 1950s to the present, of Botero's favorite works as well as pieces he reacquired years after they left his possession. All the works...

Bower’s Museum Showcases Latin American Art

The Liberal OC (Free subscription) | 30/09/2009

By popular demand, two new exhibits showcasing art from Latin America have begun and will go until January of next year. The first is the Boroque World of Fernando Botero. Fernando Botero is an accomplished artist from Colombia. The exhibit began September 12th and goes until December 6th. The exhibit will feature over 100 paintings, [...]

Beyond Limits 2009: sculpture exhibition at Chatsworth House.

Troubled Diva (Free subscription) | 27/09/2009

Tell you what: let's bury yesterday's dodgy little tale under an avalanche of lovely images (taken by K) from this year's Beyond Limits exhibition at Chatsworth House . We particularly liked Yayoi Kusama's Narcissus Garden , which involved the freeform placing of several hundred stainless steel balls in one of the ornamental pond. Curiously, the vast majority of said balls opted to clump together on...

Cultural Art Exhibition from Colombia Opens at New York City's Grand Central Terminal

Art Knowledge News (Free subscription) | 24/09/2009

NEW YORK, NY.- “Discover Colombia Through Its Heart,” a new 47‐piece cultural art exhibition from the South American country of Colombia, opened today at New York City’s Grand Central Terminal. The exhibit, located in the grand Beaux Arts‐era Vanderbilt Hall of Grand Central Terminal, features seven interactive 13‐foot heart‐shaped sculptures, which spotlight...

• Major Cultural Art Exhibition from Colombia Opens at New York City's Grand Central Terminal - Artdaily

September's Inspiration - Fernando Botero

ART WALK Sock Yarn Club (Free subscription) | 28/08/2009

I came across this painting and he made me giggle. No idea why because he looks so serious in the painting. However, aren't the colours gorgeous? It'll be interesting to see what inspires and jumps out at me when I get to the dye pots in the next couple of days. Stay tuned and welcome to all the new clubbers for this month! This piece is entitled Portrait of Velazquez .

12 Coolest Mona Lisa Parodies And Recreations

My Fun Zone (Free subscription) | 25/08/2009

Here are 12 coolest Mona Lisa parodies and recreations. Among the 12 Mona Lisa, I love this one the most - “Fatso Mona Lisa,” she is so chubby. Colombian Painter Fernando Botero is now famous for being one of the first artists to use the horrors of Abu Ghraib as inspiration for his work. But some years ago he was known for renditions - some might call them parodies - of Old Masters, like...