Image: National Gallery of Athens
The National Gallery of Athens has highlighted Fernando Botero’s ‘The Beach’ in a social-media post marking National Beach Day. The museum identified the work as a 2006 oil painting on canvas measuring 176 by 129 centimetres.
According to the post, the painting was donated by Botero to the National Gallery of Athens. The notice gives no further information about when the work entered the collection or where it is currently displayed.
Botero (1932–2023) is identified in the museum’s caption as the artist of the painting. The post presents the work under its English title, ‘The Beach’, alongside the Greek title ‘Η παραλία’.
The museum’s caption consists of the artwork’s title, date, medium, dimensions and provenance through the artist’s donation. It does not announce a new exhibition, acquisition, programme or event connected with the painting, and no exhibition dates or display location were provided.
The National Gallery of Athens published the post on 30 August 2026, using the hashtags #NationalBeachDay and #ΠινακοθήκηΜας. Beyond the collection details supplied in the post, no additional information about the work or its presentation was given.
