“The President and First Lady (2)” is an artwork by Fernando Botero, created in the year 1989. This piece belongs to the Naïve Art (Primitivism) movement and falls under the genre of portrait.
The artwork features a rotund woman in a vibrant pink or red dress, adorned with white gloves, sitting atop a horse. The woman appears poised, holding a whip in her right hand while gripping the reins with her left. The background reveals a dense cluster of large, green foliage, perhaps palm leaves, contributing to the tropical feel of the scene. The exaggeration of the figure’s proportions is characteristic of Botero’s distinctive style, invoking a sense of whimsical grandeur. The vivid colors and exaggerated forms epitomize Botero’s approach to portraying human and animal figures in a unique, instantly recognizable manner.
