Botero: mujeres

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Villegas Editores, 2003 - Art - 223 pages
This new and spectacular series of more than 180 paintings, all of them chosen by Fernando Botero himself, and 50 of which have never been published before, reveal the essence of the feminine in his work. Four drawings on acetate inserts that Botero created exclusively for this book and an essay on the work of Botero written by the famous Mexican writer Carlos Fuentes complements this impressive survey of Botero's work. Esta nueva selección de las pinturas de Fernando Botero, es una nueva y espectacular serie de más de 180 pinturas, 50 de ellas hasta ahora inéditas y escogidas por el propio artista, revela la esencia femenina de su trabajo. La impresionante selección se ve complementada con cuatro dibujos en insertos de acetato, preparados exclusivamente por Botero para esta edición, y un ensayo sobre la obra boteriana, escrito por el escritor mexicano Carlos Fuentes.

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Common terms and phrases

acuarela sobre lienzo Adán alcoba ANFORD LIBRARIES arte artista colombiano Bolero Botero Mujer sentada Botero nos dice Briero 93 Cantinflas carboncillo sobre lienzo cátaro Colombia color a revelarla columpio creación cuadro de Botero cuarto de baño Dama de sociedad Dánae desnuda díptico cada panel Esky espa Esquire Fernando Botero Mujer Galerie Beyeler Giotto gnosticismo Guardas posteriores icono inquietante Izquierda lápiz sobre papel lápiz y acuarela lápiz y tinta latinoamericano lienzo 193 x Madre superiora María Antonieta Masaccio Meninas mente mis cuadros misoginia modelo Mona Lisa monumentalidad Mujer con gato Mujer de perfil Mujer leyendo mujeres de Botero mujeres-espacio mundo Naturaleza muerta NEOROLIBRARIES Niña con muñeca Nueva York óleo sobre lienzo óleo y tempera opuesta Paintings pastel sobre papel Piero della Francesca Pietrasanta pintar pintor primera dama prototipos Quattrocento rapto de Europa Rizzoli sanguina sobre lienzo sanguina sobre papel STANFORD Ticiano tinta sobre papel tradición Uccello Varga Venus volumen volúmenes

About the author (2003)

Carlos Fuentes was born in Panama on November 11, 1928. He studied law at the National University of Mexico and did graduate work at the Institute des Hautes Etudes in Switzerland. He entered Mexico's diplomatic service and wrote in his spare time. His first novel, Where the Air Is Clear, was published in 1958. His other works include The Death of Artemio Cruz, Destiny and Desire, and Vlad. The Old Gringo was later adapted as a film starring Gregory Peck and Jane Fonda in 1989. He won numerous awards including the Fuentes the Romulo Gallegos Prize in Venezuela for Terra Nostra, the National Order of Merit in France, the Cervantes Prize in 1987, and Spain's Prince of Asturias Award for literature in 1994. He also wrote essays, short stories, screenplays, and political nonfiction. In addition to writing, he taught at numerous universities, including Columbia, Harvard, Princeton, and Brown. He served as the ambassador of Mexico to France. He died on May 15, 2012 at the age of 83.

Bibliographic information

TitleBotero: mujeres
AuthorsFernando Botero, Carlos Fuentes
EditorsPaola Gribaudo, Benjamín Villegas Jiménez
Editionillustrated
PublisherVillegas Editores, 2003
ISBN9588156459, 9789588156453
Length223 pages
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Art / Caribbean & Latin American
Art / Collections, Catalogs, Exhibitions / General
Art / Individual Artists / General
Art / Individual Artists / Monographs
  
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