Small Folio. 240pgs. 100's of color illustrations throughout. Brown cloth,

Small Folio. 240pgs. 100's of color illustrations throughout. Brown cloth, Gilt lettering on the spine. As new copy with like new jacket that has a touch of edgewear. in mylar sleeve. The painting style Botero is best known for emerged around 1964. It was, and is, characterized by inflated, rounded forms, painted with smooth, almost invisible brushstrokes, puffing up to an exaggerated size human figures, natural features, and objects of all kinds, celebrating the life within them while mocking their role in the world. The subjects of his paintings often appear to be posed for a photograph, perhaps to capture their image and persona in complete stillness. Though the round, exaggerated images are satirical and meant to be humorous, they also serve to offer political and social commentary. Symbols of power and authority are present regularly in his work, with images of presidents and soldiers, as well as clergymen, becoming Botero's “targets. ” He condemns “militarists and the morals and manners of Colombia's bourgeoisie.