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Renowned Colombian Painter and Sculptor Fernando Botero Has Died at Age 91

September 15, 2023

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Renowned Colombian painter and sculptor Fernando Botero, known for depicting people in large exaggerated volumes, has died in Monaco. He was 91 years old. Botero’s daughter, Lina Botero, says in an interview with the Colombian radio station Caracol that her father died Friday morning of pneumonia complications.

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BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Renowned Colombian painter and sculptor Fernando Botero, known for depicting people in large exaggerated volumes, has died in Monaco, his daughter said. He was 91.

Lina Botero told the Colombian radio station Caracol that her father died Friday morning of pneumonia complications.

FILE – Columbian artist Fernando Botero’s artwork is showcased at the the Bowers Museum: “The Baroque World of Fernando Botero,” in Santa Ana, Calif, Sept. 10, 2009, the first major U.S. retrospective presented in more than 30 years by Botero. Botero died on Sept. 15, 2023 in Monaco, according to his daughter Lina Botero who confirmed his passing to Colombian radio station Caracol. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)

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