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In Sotheby’s Botero Show, Rare Works Meet a Resurgent Global Market

A new exhibition revisits the artist’s formative New York years as increasingly selective collectors drive demand for his strongest paintings and sculptures.

After mounting museum-level blockbuster shows and an eclectic exhibition tracing the country’s history at its new Breuer headquarters, Sotheby’s is staging its first show dedicated to a single artist. On view through September 7, the exhibition spotlighting the work of Colombian artist Fernando Botero was conceived in partnership with Botero’s family and built around works from their archive. Many of those works have never before been shown publicly, which feels well-aligned with Sotheby’s “New World” experience strategy, which aims to turn each of its worldwide headquarters into a top destination for luxury and culture designed to appeal to art collectors, luxury buyers and broader audiences just there to look. The Breuer location, in particular, has already drawn crowds more than twice as large as its former York Avenue location in the first half of 2026.

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The focus of the Botero show is the artist’s relationship with New York, gathering works produced between 1960 and 1973 when he was living in Greenwich Village. “New York was of profound importance to Botero. It was here that he arrived during his unwavering quest to refine his artistic language while remaining true to his creative convictions,” his family told Observer, recounting how his journey around the world brought him to the city, kicking off what became a defining chapter in his life. “It was in New York that he encountered artists, critics, collectors, and museums whose influence would prove instrumental in shaping his career. This........

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