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Margarita Bertheau Odio (born in
San José, Costa Rica San José (; meaning "Saint Joseph") is the capital and largest city of Costa Rica, and the capital of the province of the same name. It is in the center of the country, in the mid-west of the Central Valley, within San José Canton. San ...
on 13 May 1913; died in
Escazú canton * Escazú (canton), a canton in the province of San José in Costa Rica * Escazú (district) Escazú is a district of the Escazú canton, in the San José province of Costa Rica. Geography Escazú has an area of km² and an elevation of m ...
on 21 November 1975) was a Costa Rican painter and cultural promoter. The Costa Rican Art Museum states that she is known for "landscapes, portraits, watercolor figures and her geometric, surrealistic and abstract work." She was called the first female Watercolor painting artist in her country. She had independent views and was contemporary with the first wave of Costa Rican artists that included
Dinora Bolandi Dinora(h) Bolandi Jimenez (1923 – 2004) was a Costa Rican artist. She studied in America, taught at the University of Costa Rica and left hundreds of paintings. She won the leading national prize for art in 1990. Life Bolandi was born in 1923 i ...
,
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and Sonia Romero. These four are famous for teaching fine art at the University of Costa Rica and to have created the second generation of Costa Rican women artists. She worked with
Francisco Amighetti Francisco Amighetti (1907–1998) was a Costa Rican painter. In addition to his paintings, Amighetti also produced wood engravings, poetry and works of art criticism. He based his artwork on basic lifestyle in Costa Rica. He worked with Margarita ...
on a mural called ''Agriculture''. The mural was for the presidential palace and has been called both pastoral and shocking. It depicts the peasants farming and others running in the distance as a person is being shot.


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20th-century Costa Rican painters Costa Rican women artists People from San José, Costa Rica Costa Rican people of Italian descent Women watercolorists 1913 births 1975 deaths Academic staff of the University of Costa Rica 20th-century women painters {{painter-stub