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Fernando Botero | |||
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1932 in Medellin, Colombia Lives and works in Paris, France, and Pietrasanta, Italy |
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| La Pudeur, 1980 | ||||
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and ink on paper 15 1/2 x 8 1/2 inches (image) 16 x 12 3/4 inches (paper) Bebe and Crosby Kemper Collection Gift of Mr. and Mrs. R. Crosby Kemper, Jr. 1999.2 |
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Fernando Botero | |||
| Born 1932 in Medellin, Colombia Lives and works in Paris, France, and Pietrasanta, Italy |
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| La Pudeur, 1981 | ||||
| bronze with polished granite base 72 x 24 x 21 inches Bebe and Crosby Kemper Collection Gift of Mr. and Mrs. R. Crosby Kemper, Jr. 1998.15.a–b |
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Botero is best known for his full-figured, curvilinear, monumental bronze figures. Heavily influenced by classical sculpture, Botero has been exploring the human form for more than forty years. The title of this piece is French for "modesty." |
