The artwork titled “Man in a Tuxedo” was created by renowned artist Fernando Botero in the year 1980. This piece exemplifies the Naïve Art (Primitivism) movement and falls within the portrait genre.
In the artwork, a rotund figure of a man dressed in a brown tuxedo is central to the painting. He is depicted with exaggerated, voluminous proportions, a characteristic feature of Botero’s signature style. The man is adorned with a brown bowler hat and holds a cane in his right hand, while his left hand raises a smoking pipe to his mouth, from which a spiral of smoke emanates. His facial expression appears solemn yet somewhat whimsical. The dark background of the painting accentuates the bold colors and round contours of the figure, drawing the viewer’s focus entirely upon him. The piece, with its particular stylization and attention to form, showcases Fernando Botero’s unique approach to the Naïve Art movement.
