To start my second day in Bogota, I went to the Museo Botero, which came highly recommended. The museum houses works by Fernando Botero, perhaps the most well-known Colombian artist in the world (who would, coincidentally, turn 81 just a few days after I left Bogota). He is famous for depicting individuals as obese; accordingly, a work by Botero is instantly recognizable (as you'll see in a moment). The museum houses an underrated collection of other fine art, as well, including works by Impressionists and post-Impressionists. Photos are permitted in the museum, so I took full advantage of this privilege.
The Museo Botero is located in La Candelaria, a short walk from Plaza de Bolivar.
The admission is FREE, so if you're in Bogota for a few days, you really have no excuse to not see the museum.
This sculpture greets you (perhaps literally) as you enter.
Camille Pissarro
Gustave Caillebotte
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
Pierre Bonnard
Claude Monet
Edouard Vuillard
Jean Baptiste-Camille Corot
Jean Baptiste-Camille Corot
Fernando Botero = "Caballo" (1998)
Botero = "Monalisa" (1978)
Botero = "El bano" (1993)
Botero = "El estudio" (1990)
Botero = "Una familia" (1989)
Botero = "Pareja bailando" (1987)
Botero = "La carta" (1976)
Botero = "Guerrilla de Eliseo Velasquez" (1988)
The central courtyard of the Museo Botero.
Botero = "Hombre a caballo" (1994)
Lucien Freud
Pablo Picasso
Pablo Picasso
George Grosz
Edgar Degas
Balthus
Pablo Picasso
Fernand Leger (French, but obviously a fan of Colombia)
Alberto Giacometti
Pablo Picasso
Joan Miro
Chaim Soutine
Georges Rouault
Giorgio De Chirico
Max Beckmann
Paul Delvaux
Pablo Picasso
Marc Chagall
Salvador Dali = "Busto retrospectivo de mujer" (1933-1977)
Botero = "Pareja" (1993)
Botero = "Terremoto en Popayan" (1999)
Botero = "El ladron" (1980)
Botero = "Un pueblo" (1998)
Botero = "Naturaleza muerta con helado" (1990)
Botero = "La playa" (1998)
From the courtyard, Cerro Monserrate (a major mountain above Bogota) was plainly visible.
The church atop Monserrate.
Two works by Botero
Botero = "La muerte tocando guitarra" (1980)
Botero = "Madre e hijo" (1993)
Botero = "Madre superiora" (1994)
Botero = "Crucifixion" (1991)
Botero = "Pedrito" (1997)
Francis Bacon
Sculptures in one of the galleries (Botero and presumably non-Botero).
Wifredo Lam's "Totem" (1957), part 1
Wifredo Lam's "Totem" (1957), part 2
The second half of Day 2 is coming up soon. Stay tuned.
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