Fernando Botero
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From Phyllida Barlow to Angela Flowers—remembering the artists, collectors, curators and gallerists who died in 2023
The artists Vivan Sundaram and Françoise Gilot, collectors Harald Falckenberg and Barry Humphries plus curator Vincent Honoré were also lost to the art world this year
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Fernando Botero, the Colombian artist beloved for his rotund figures, has died, aged 91
Botero re-imagined art historical motifs but also responded to current events, including a series of visceral paintings in response to the Abu Ghraib torture scandal
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Thief walks out of Paris gallery with Botero’s Maternity statue
Galerie Bartoux staff discovered €425,000 bronze missing at closing time