His distinctive style involved portraying women, men and animals with ample and voluptuous forms.
Colombian artist Fernando Botero, known worldwide for his paintings and sculptures, died Friday at the age of 91.
Botero had been taken to the hospital earlier this month with health issues, presumably pneumonia, but he later asked to be taken back home to spend his last days with his loved ones, Caracol reported.
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