Fernando Botero

Colombian painter and sculptor Fernando Botero (b. 1932) is one of the masters of the 20th century. Famous for his distinctive style of exaggerated and enlarged human proportions, Botero works in a broad range of media. Three of Botero’s famous sculptures, Gatto (Cat), Roman Warrior and Mujer Fumando un Cigarrillo (Woman Smoking a Cigarette) included in the Gerard L. Cafesjian Collection, are currently exhibited at the Cafesjian Center for the Arts.

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