Botero in NY

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Written By Lori Theisen

Botero in NY

Sotheby’s new New York home provides a study backdrop for the wit and whimsy of Botero’s paintings.

The Colombian painter Ferdinand Botero spent some pivotal years in New York City. Sotheby’s, in partnership with The Botero Foundation, has a wonderful exhibit that focuses on Botero’s time in New York from 1960 to 1973. Influenced both by the artists around him and a fortuitous encounter with Dorothy Miller of MOMA, New York was an important juncture in his career. Miller arranged the purchase of Mona Lisa, Age 12 in 1961. It was Botero’s first major placement in a museum.

The exhibition is on through September 7.

Mona Lisa, Age 12

Lori Theisen
Lori Theisen is a co-founder and managing editor of The Literary Cafe. A journalism major before she got swept up into the world of corporate marketing, she always wanted to indulge her passion of books, culture and food.
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