Olga Costa
Mexican · 1913–1993 · Painter, Printmaker
Olga Costa was a Mexican painter and cultural promoter. She began to study art at the Academy of San Carlos but left after only three months to help support her family.… (Wikipedia)
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BañistasMorton Subastas · MX$100,000≈ $5,151≈ £3,929≈ €4,626Sign up to see
UntitledMorton Subastas · MX$90,000≈ $4,837≈ £3,578≈ €4,142Sign up to see
UntitledRago Auctions · $4,375≈ £3,357≈ €3,856Sign up to see
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Olga Costa was a Mexican painter and cultural promoter. She began to study art at the Academy of San Carlos but left after only three months to help support her family. However, she met her husband, artist José Chávez Morado during this time. Her marriage to him involved her in Mexico's cultural and intellectual scene and she began to develop her ability to paint on her own, with encouragement from her husband. She had numerous exhibitions of her work in Mexico, with her work also sent to be sold in the United States. She was also involved in the founding and development of various galleries, cultural societies and three museums in the state of Guanajuato. She received the Premio Nacional de Ciencias y Artes among others for her work.
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Also known as Mrs. José Chavez Morado, Olga Kostakowsky
Artist record compiled from: Wikidata (CC0), Getty ULAN (ODC-By), National Gallery of Art open data (CC0), Art Institute of Chicago API (CC0). See data sources & attribution.