This richly illustrated exhibition catalogue accompanied the major retrospective of Fernando Botero held at the Kunsthalle der Hypo-Kulturstiftung in Munich, followed by presentations in Bremen and Frankfurt. The catalogue documents the exhibition through an extensive selection of paintings, drawings and sculptures reproduced in colour and black and white. Introductory essays analyse Botero's artistic evolution, his characteristic expansion of form, his dialogue with the European Old Masters and his reinterpretation of Latin American themes. Separate sections examine portraiture, still lifes, bullfighting scenes, religious imagery, landscapes and monumental sculpture. The publication also includes six short stories by Fernando Botero, biographical notes by Dörte de Chaisemartin, essays by Alberto Moravia, Edward J. Sullivan and Mario Vargas Llosa, a chronology, bibliography and detailed catalogue entries. With 161 illustrations, including 85 in colour, the book remains one of the principal reference works on Botero's work during the 1980s. (AI-generated content description)