Fernando Botero, Artist Who Played With Human Form, Dies at 91
- Colombian was among Latin America’s best-known painters
- President calls him ‘the painter of our violence and peace’
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Fernando Botero, the painter and sculptor known for his disproportionate depictions of the human body and daily life in his native Colombia, has died. He was 91.
He died Friday at a hospital in Monaco, his daughter, Lina, said in an interview with Colombia’s W Radio. He had had Parkinson’s disease for the past few years but still painted for hours every day in his studio, she said. His health had deteriorated in recent days as he battled pneumonia.