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Angel Botello
Spanish, born 1913
Botello devoted himself entirely to female portraiture, from that of young girls to women in the full bloom of maternity and maturity. He painted them combing their hair, playing music or accompanied by birds. Despite the grace of his subjects, his visual language could be somewhat brutally reductive. He borrowed from a variety of influences, but especially from Latin-American Expressionists such as Rufino Tamayo and Wifredo Lam. His subjects often had an aspect of Indian origin, as suggested by their ochre or brown skin tones and facial features. He was also a sculptor, first working in cement and later in bronze.
"BOTELLO, Ángel." In Benezit Dictionary of Artists. Oxford Art Online, http://www.oxfordartonline.com.proxy.lib.fsu.edu/subscriber/article/benezit/B00023850 (accessed April 16, 2012).
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