Updated 06/18/2026 2:54 PM By Panda
Fernando Botero Angulo (1932–2023) was a legendary Colombian artist whose signature style, “Boterismo,” captured the hearts of art lovers worldwide. Known for his proportionally exaggerated, voluptuous, and “chubby” figures, Botero’s work blends gentle humor, political satire, and aesthetic grandeur.
If you are looking for the most iconic Botero statues or planning to add a touch of Boterismo to your estate, you are in the right place. Below, we explore the top 15 Fernando Botero famous sculptures around the world, showcasing why these monumental Botero bronze sculptures continue to inspire collectors and public spaces alike.
Top 1 Fernando Botero Horse
Title: The Horse
Year Created: c. 1970s–1980s (This iconic bronze is a signature work from Botero’s mature period)
Location: Various public and private collections worldwide, including The Israel Museum, Jerusalem, and the Botero Museum, Bogotá.
Dimensions & Material: Typically 200–350 cm in height; Bronze with a deep brown patina and protective wax coating.
This gigantic equestrian horse sculpture retouched the deep brown patina and gave the bronze a fresh coat of wax. Among his inventory of bronze animal figures that include birds, dogs, and cats, the fat horses are arguably the most majestic. An acknowledged lover of form and volume. Botero’s Horse highlights the artist’s study of these effects in the paintings of Renaissance masters.
Life-size bronze Fernando Botero Horse statue replica for outdoor garden decor
Like his other massive bronze works, Horse has a powerful presence that is underscored not only by the volumes of the animal’s form but also by the scale. Monumental, the horse stands erect, completely still. The head, nearly dwarfed by these powerful forms, extends the elegant line of the body forward and down.
Top 2 El Pajaro or The Bird Sculpture
Title: El Pájaro (The Bird)
Year Created: 1990
Location:
Singapore: At the entrance of the United Overseas Bank (UOB) Plaza, facing the Singapore River (since 1990)
Colombia: Medellín, Botero’s hometown. An identical sculpture was installed in 1995 at Parque de las Esculturas.
Dimensions & Material: Approximately 350 cm (11.5 feet); Bronze with Deep brown patina
Since 1990, the sculpture “El Pajaro” or “The bird”, as it is known in Singapore, has been on display at the entrance to the United Overseas Bank headquarters facing the Singapore River. This work seeks to embody the joy of living and the power of optimism through the peace that a dove represents. Also, the hometown of the master Botero, where we also find the work “The bird”. It is next to its identical one, installed in 1995 and which was destroyed in a terrorist attack.
The old piece was not replaced, it is a monument to the victims and a testament to the resilience of the city. This piece was symbolically named “The Bird of Peace”. In addition to Singapore and Medellin, there is also another sculpture of “The Bird” outside the airport in Florence, Italy.
Large bronze Botero Bird statue replica El Pajaro sculpture
Top 3 Man on Horse Sculpture
Title: Man on Horse
Year Created: (Specific year not specified; part of Botero’s mature sculptural period)
Location: Various public and private collections worldwide, including museums, national parks, corporate lobbies, and private collections.
Dimensions & Material: Typically life-size or larger (exact dimensions vary by edition), bronze with a warm brown patina finish.
This sculpture is just one of many resting before the public – that typically are in private collections, museums, national parks, or corporate lobbies. This horseman sculpture depicts a figure sitting on the body of a fat horse. And their images are all fat, giving us a different feeling. Unlike other horse riders who always give a running state. This horseman is more of a fun and realistic reaction to the body of a real person.
Custom bronze Botero Man on Horse sculpture equestrian statue replica
💡 Bring a Masterpiece to Your Garden
Fascinated by Botero’s majestic horses and figures? You don’t have to visit a museum to appreciate them. YouFine Art Sculpture can cast a museum-quality, life-size, or custom-sized bronze Botero statue replica for your private garden, estate, or lobby.
- 1:1 Clay Model: Hand-sculpted by master artists for your approval before casting.
- Premium Bronze: The lost wax method is built to last for generations.
- Global Delivery: Safe wooden crate packaging with door-to-door shipping.
Top 4 Sphinx Sculpture
Title: Sphinx
Year Created: (Specific year not specified; part of Botero’s mature sculptural period)
Location: Various public and private collections; known to be displayed in museums and sculpture parks.
Dimensions & Material: Approximately 8 feet (244 cm) tall, bronze with a warm brown patina finish.
The renowned artist Fernando Botero’s visually striking, eight-foot-tall Sphinx statue is a masterpiece of modern art. With his characteristic wit and joyous play of volumes, Botero interprets this classical mythological creature with the head of a human, the body of a lion, and the wings of a falcon.
Monumental bronze Botero Sphinx statue replica with dark brown patina
Top 5 Standing Woman Sculpture
Title: Standing Woman
Year Created: (Specific year not specified; part of Botero’s mature sculptural period)
Location: Displayed on Sculpture Walk (specific city not specified); installed in memory of Mae and Joseph Gray by their family.
Dimensions & Material: Over 10 feet (305 cm) tall including high-heeled shoes, bronze with a warm brown patina finish.
Standing Woman is one of the Sculpture Walk’s most identifiable and accessible works. She’s over 10 feet high in her high-heeled shoes and could not be missed with her full, rounded figure, clutch purse, and tiny hat. The statue was created in 1989 and was donated to the park by Joyce and Avrum Gray and their family in memory of their parents, Mae and Joseph Gray.
Large bronze Botero Standing Woman statue chubby lady sculpture
Top 6 Maternidade Sculpture
Title: Maternidade (Motherhood)
Year Created: (Specific year not specified; part of Botero’s mature sculptural period)
Location: Amália Rodrigues Park, Lisbon, Portugal – a park dedicated to the famous fado singer Amália Rodrigues. The sculpture was chosen by the people of Lisbon to be part of this public space.
Dimensions & Material: Life-size or larger (exact dimensions not specified), bronze with a warm brown patina finish.
“Maternidade”, a work by Botero in which a seated woman holds a child on her left thigh. She was chosen by the people of Lisbon to be part of the Amália Rodrigues Park, a space in the capital of Portugal dedicated to the fado singer Amália Rodrigues.
Bronze Botero Maternidade statue replica mother and child sculpture
Top 7 The Dancers Sculpture
Title: The Dancers
Year Created: 2003
Location: One of three castings worldwide; location of this specific casting not specified (other castings are in public and private collections internationally).
Dimensions & Material: Approximately 10 feet 5 inches (318 cm) tall for each figure; two bronze human sculptures (one male, one female) with a dark brown patina finish.
Botero’s “The Dancers” depicts a couple in a subliminal dancing pose. What is possibly most striking about The Dancers are their voluptuous dimensions – a trademark of the Columbian artists. The sculpture, installed in 2003, is one of three castings throughout the world. The Dancers are two bronze figurative human sculptures, one male, and one female, about 10 feet 5 inches tall have a dark brown patina covering them. That’s all that covers them, too. The plump nudes are posed in a dancing posture.
Life-size bronze Botero The Dancers statue replica couple dancing sculpture
Fernando Botero’s artwork could be found in museums and cities throughout the world – cities like Singapore, Madrid, New York, and Rome. It’s amazing to ponder that such a rare piece by such a renowned artist stands hidden in the heartland.
Top 8 La Gordita Sculpture
Title: La Gordita (The Little Fat One)
Year Created: 2000 (gifted to the city as a gift from Florence, Italy)
Location: Plaza Santo Domingo, in Centro Cartagena’s old town, Cartagena, Colombia
Dimensions & Material: Life-size (exact dimensions not specified), bronze with a warm brown patina finish.
This bronze fat lady sculpture (La Gordita) by Colombia-born Fernando Boleto sits in Plaza Santo Domingo in Centro Cartagena’s old town. It was a gift to the city in 2000 and came from Florence Italy. The work of the Colombian Fernando Botero, born in Medellin in 1932, is instantly recognizable by its smooth, inflated shapes and unnatural proportions of bodies and objects. Botero uses a number of set themes. Often voluptuous women or men are the subjects of his work.
Bronze Botero La Gordita reclining fat lady statue replica for sale
Top 9 Woman with Fruit by Fernando Botero
Title: Woman with Fruit
Year Created: First exhibited in 1998
Location: Heumarkt (Haymarket), Bamberg, Germany. The sculpture sits on a pedestal and is part of the city’s sculpture trail.
Dimensions & Material: Life-size (exact dimensions not specified), bronze with a warm brown patina finish.
Woman with Fruit,” sculpture by Fernando Botero, is at Bamberg on the Heumarkt, where she is lying on her front, eating a fruit. The statue represents a full figure of a naked woman. She was first exhibited in 1998 as part of an exhibition of 15 sculptures by Botero. Enough citizens were captivated by this art so they collected enough funds to purchase this piece and gave it a permanent home. She has now become a significant tourist attraction for the town. The sculpture sits on a pedestal and is part of the sculpture trail in the city.
Top 10 Plaza Botero – Woman with Mirror Sculpture
Title: Woman with Mirror
Year Created: 1987
Location: Madrid, Spain (located in Plaza Botero, a public space named after the artist)
Dimensions & Material: Weight: 1,000 kilograms (2,200 lbs); bronze with a warm brown patina finish; exact dimensions not specified but monumental in scale.
Woman with Mirror is a 1987 bronze sculpture in Madrid, Spain, by the Colombian sculptor Fernando Botero. The 1,000-kilogram (2,200 lb) sculpture is of a nude woman with a large figure lying on her front; this body shape is a trademark of the sculptor.
Large bronze Botero Woman with Mirror sculpture replica Madrid style
🎨 Custom Replicas of Any Botero Chubby Sculptures
From the famous reclining fat ladies to charming chubby animals, we can replicate any Fernando Botero famous sculptures with 99% accuracy to the original masterpiece.
👉 Send Us Your Preferred Design & Size for a Free Consultation →
Top 11 Broadgate Venus Sculpture
Title: Broadgate Venus
Year Created: (Specific year not specified; part of Botero’s mature public sculpture period)
Location: In the heart of the financial district behind Liverpool Street station, London, United Kingdom
Dimensions & Material: Life-size or larger (exact dimensions not specified), bronze with a warm brown patina finish
In the heart of the financial district and located behind Liverpool Street station in London, is “Broadgate Venus”, the voluptuous piece by Botero that always conquers locals and visitors with its curves and volumes. The Venus is an example of “Boterismo”, a style developed by Colombian artist Fernando Botero which depicts people and figures in large exaggerated forms for political or humorous effect. View Christie‘s in-depth analysis and auction record of Botero’s “Reclining Venus”
Bronze Botero Broadgate Venus reclining voluptuous woman statue
Top 12 Women Smoking A Cigarette
Title: Woman Smoking a Cigarette (also known as A Woman with a Cigarette)
Year Created: 1987
Location: (Specific location not specified; one of Botero’s well-known public sculptures displayed internationally)
Dimensions & Material: Greatly oversized bronze figure, exact dimensions not specified; bronze with a warm brown patina finish
She’s a Big Gal: Fernando Botero’s “Woman Smoking a Cigarette or A Woman with a Cigarette. This greatly oversized bronze figure, created in 1987, is called Women Smoking a Cigarette. She is magnificent as are all of his sculptures. A smoking Woman weighs approximately 2,500 pounds! You’ve just got to love her. One of the first sculptures on our way is a lady of magnificent form who seems to be lying down on the green grass and thinking about eternity with a cigarette, lit up. The sculpture is the creation of Fernando Botero, an 86-year-old Colombian painter, and sculptor.
Bronze Botero Woman Smoking a Cigarette statue replica outdoor decor
Top 13 Rape of Europa Sculpture
Title: Rape of Europa
Year Created: (Specific year not specified; part of Botero’s mature mythological series)
Location: Various international collections; castings exist in museums and public spaces worldwide
Dimensions & Material: Standing over nine feet tall (approximately 275 cm); bronze with a warm brown patina finish
This is the statue of Fernando Botero named Rape of Europa. Standing over nine feet tall, Rape of Europa is a unique interpretation of this mythological theme. The nude maiden reclines on her side on the back of the massive bull, balanced, with one hand supporting her head and another outstretched. The figure is poised in a relaxed manner as the strong bull supports her.
The serenity of the pair is in contrast to the dynamic, shifting elements of Europa’s story as related by Ovid. Here, Botero depicts a languid Europa, with no trace of fear as described in Metamorphoses. Jupiter as the bull is attentive and his curled tail implies a degree of domesticity: Europa seems to have tamed him completely.
Bronze Botero Rape of Europa statue replica woman on bull sculpture
Top 14 Leda and the Swan Sculpture
Title: Leda and the Swan
Year Created: (Specific year not specified; part of Botero’s mature mythological series)
Location: Various international collections; castings exist in museums and public spaces worldwide
Dimensions & Material: Monumental scale (exact dimensions not specified); bronze with a sensual patina finish
Botero’s sculptural Leda and the Swan works effectively reflect his rounded style in expressive, even sensual bronzes, Here, he captures the dramatic moment in Greek mythology when the Olympian god Jupiter in the form of a swan is about to kiss Leda, the wife of the ruler of Sparta. A masterful play of volumes on a monumental scale, Leda is marked by the sensual patina, geometric harmony, and sardonic wit for which his sculpture is celebrated around the world. Imbued with characteristic Boterian humor, this Leda and the Swan is an iconic example of the artist’s mature sculptural practice.
Top 15 The Raval Cat (El Gato de Raval)
Title: The Raval Cat (El Gato de Raval)
Year Created: (Specific year not specified; part of Botero’s public animal sculptures)
Location: On the Rambla del Raval in Barcelona, Spain
Dimensions & Material: Large, monumental scale (exact dimensions not specified); bronze with a dark brown or warm patina finish
Although there are several works that could be found in different cities of Spain, “El Gato”. In one of Botero’s most famous works, he gracefully perches on the Rambla del Raval in Barcelona, where he is also considered a point of reference and meets, a character famous in the neighborhood.
Large bronze Botero Raval Cat statue replica chubby cat sculpture
Insights & Summary: Notes from the YouFine Art Sculpture
After looking at these 15 iconic Botero sculptures, you might wonder: what does it take to turn these rounded, voluminous forms from canvas into permanent bronze? As a foundry with decades of experience, we have had the opportunity to recreate Botero-style “fat” figures for clients around the world. Here are a few observations from our factory.
1. A Note on fidelity and Artistic Accuracy
Before any bronze is cast, our sculptors begin by hand-building a detailed clay model of the figure. This is where the magic happens. The artist carefully refines every curve, every volume, and every subtle expression to match Botero’s distinctive rounded aesthetic. Only when the clay model captures the right feeling — plump but not heavy, playful yet dignified — do we proceed to the casting process. This commitment to the clay model ensures that the final bronze sculpture faithfully reflects the spirit, warmth, and gentle humor of Botero’s original vision.
Clay models of Fernando Botero-style horse sculptures created by our artists.
2. Some Thoughts on Surface Finish
Botero’s works have very little surface detail. This means the large, smooth, curved areas are quite demanding to cast. Any tiny hole or scratch can become visible under the dark brown patina. In our workshop, we spend extra time hand-polishing the wax model before casting. After casting, any small imperfections are repaired with matching bronze metal and polished again. For the final color, we use traditional hot patina to slowly develop a warm, deep brown or greenish finish on the bronze surface.
These are horse sculptures of various sizes that our factory has cast for clients.
3. Market Feedback on Botero Style
From the clients we have spoken with, Botero-style sculptures seem to have lasting appeal for private collectors, hotels, and public spaces. A few possible reasons:
High recognition: A rounded “fat horse” or “fat woman” often becomes a relaxed yet tasteful focal point in any space.
Universal emotional language: Botero’s “volumetric” style conveys a sense of fullness and calm, suitable for settings from gardens to plazas.
Flexible sizing: Works can be made from 90 cm for a desk up to 350 cm for an outdoor display.
This is feedback from our Australian customers.
A Final Note
If you are interested in the craft of Botero-style sculptures or considering a related project, the YouFine team is happy to offer professional advice and production support. We focus on capturing the spirit of “Boterismo” — rounded but not bloated, monumental yet warm in detail. Feel free to reach out if you would like to explore turning an artistic vision into bronze.
Last Article:
Life Size Bronze Cat Garden Statue BOK-150
Next Article: