Arthur Timótheo da Costa (12 November 1882,

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– 5 October 1922, Rio de Janeiro) was an

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painter and designer.

Biography

Arthur Timótheo da Costa was born on November 12, 1882. He and his brother

João Timóteo da Costa João Timóteo da Costa (1879 – 20 March 1932) was an Afro-Brazilian painter and decorative artist. Biography He was born in Rio de Janeiro. His brother, Arthur Timótheo da Costa, was also a painter. They initially worked together as apprenti ...

(who also became a well-known painter) began their careers as apprentices at the Brazilian Mint, designing stamps and making prints.Arthur Timótheo da Costa
@ Enciclopédia Itaú Cultural At the Mint, da Costa began his studies, taking drawing lessons and familiarizing himself with the technique of

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. In 1894, with the permission and patronage of the Director at the Mint, they entered the

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(now part of the

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). He studied under

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and

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Biography of Costa. His early artistic development was further nurtured by Italian set designer . Between 1895 and 1900, da Costa informally studied scenography under Coliva, and also worked as his assistant. Da Costa participated in multiple editions of the "Exposição Gerais de Belas Artes", an annual art exhibition hosted by the Escola de Belas Artes. In 1907, he entered the exhibition and won a trip to Europe, spending some time in Paris. This was the same year his painting "Antes do Aleluia" garnered critical acclaim. The following year, he travelled to Paris where he stayed for 2 years to study. Together with his brother João and another duo of brother artists, and , he participated in decorating the Brazilian pavilion at the

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exposition of 1911. From 1910 onwards, after his return to Brazil, Arthur was a very prolific artist, establishing himself as a renowned painter. In 1919, in Rio de Janeiro, together with a group of fellow artists, he founded the group " la Juventas". That same year, he and his brother decorated the main hall of Fluminese Football Club. In 1921, he participated in the "Exposição Gerais de Belas Artes" for the last time. In the early 1920s, he began to show signs of mental illness and rapidly deteriorated to the point where he was unable to care for himself. He was committed to the and died there on October 5, 1922.

Selected paintings

File:Arthur Timótheo da Costa - Self-Portrait - Google Art Project.jpg, Self-portrait, 1908 File:Arthur Timótheo da Costa, retrato de senhora, óleo sobre tela, 41 x 41 cm, Photo Gedley Belchior Braga.jpg, Portrait of a Lady
(date unknown) File:Artur Timóteo da Costa - Estudo de Cabeças.jpg, A Study of Heads
(date unknown) File:After Carnival-Costa.jpg, The Day After Carnival (1913) File:Red Tree-Costa.jpeg, Landscape with Large Tree and Red Bush (1914) File:Timotheo-aleluia.jpg, ''Antes do Aleluia,'' 1907, at the

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in Rio de Janeiro

References

External links

Biography and appreciation of Costa
@ Pitoresco {{DEFAULTSORT:Costa, Arthur Timotheo da 1882 births 1922 deaths People from Rio de Janeiro (city) 20th-century Brazilian painters 20th-century Brazilian male artists Federal University of Rio de Janeiro alumni Afro-Brazilian people