What is Fernando Botero’s most expensive work?: canvases worth more than a million dollars and an emblematic sculpture that can be seen in El Renacimiento Park were the artist’s most sought after

The art world is in mourning after the death of painter and sculptor Fernando Boter. Born in Medellín on April 19, 1932, he found his calling in painting and from there achieved success with his works on canvas and sculptures of large volumes that crossed borders.

In 2023, the maestro turned 91 years old, but it was at his celebration last year that several media remembered which is the most expensive work of art by Fernando Boter.

What is the most expensive work of Fernando Boter?

“Dead bishops”, “Presidential family”, “Musicians”, “Goranje” and “Adam and Eve” are just some of the hundreds of works in the portfolio of the famous painter, many of which exceeded one million dollars at the time of sale .

However, the media in Excelsior remember the sculpture with which the artist achieved a record when the work “Man on a horse” was sold at the Sotheby’s and Christie’s auctions for 4.32 million dollars.

The auction was held on March 12, 2022, just one month before his 90th birthday. Bidding started with an amount of two to three million dollars, as Noticias RCN reported at the time, until the buyer offered a price of $3.55 million and it was sold in less than ten minutes. With the amount of taxes and associated rates, the value was HRK 4.32 million.

The large piece is made of bronze and has a height of 3.5 meters. The public can enjoy it passing through El Renacimiento Park, in Colombia, as it is the only sculpture by Fernando Botero placed in a public space in Bogotá, as mentioned Excelsior.

In this way, “Hombre a Caballo” is the work that is positioned as the most expensive of all the collections of Fernando Botero, who today leaves an extensive legacy that transcends borders.

Fernando Botero’s works that exceeded one million dollars