Nicolina Vaz de Assis Pinto do Couto (

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, 1874 –

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, 1941) was a Brazilian sculptor.

Early life

She began her studies at the

Museu Nacional de Belas Artes The Museu Nacional de Belas Artes (MNBA; Portuguese for National Museum of Fine Arts) is a national art museum located in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The museum, officially established in 1937 by the initiative of education minister , wa ...

in Rio de Janeiro , where she entered in 1897, and studied under Professor

Rodolfo Bernardelli José Maria Oscar Rodolfo Bernardelli y Thierry (18 December 1852, Guadalajara - 7 April 1931, Rio de Janeiro) was a Mexican-born Brazilian sculptor and art professor, of Italian ancestry. Biography He was the oldest of four children born to a v ...

. She was awarded a scholarship by the Art School of the State of São Paulo allowing her to travel to Paris and stay in the French capital from 1904 to 1907, where she continued to perfect her art. She entered the

Académie Julian The Académie Julian () was a private art school for painting and sculpture founded in Paris, France, in 1867 by French painter and teacher Rodolphe Julian (1839–1907) that was active from 1868 through 1968. It remained famous for the number a ...

where she studied with

Alexandre Falguière Jean Alexandre Joseph Falguière (also given as Jean-Joseph-Alexandre Falguière, or in short Alexandre Falguière) (7 September 183120 April 1900) was a French sculptor and painter. Biography Falguière was born in Toulouse. A pupil of the � ...

and

Denys Puech Denys Puech (3 December 1854, Gavernac, Bozouls, Aveyron – December 1942, Rodez, Aveyron) was a French sculptor. Biography From a family of farmers (his brother was Louis Puech, Député for the Seine Department from 1898 to 1932, and Mini ...

Career

Her works were admitted to the

Paris Salon The Salon (french: Salon), or rarely Paris Salon (French: ''Salon de Paris'' ), beginning in 1667 was the official art exhibition of the Académie des Beaux-Arts in Paris. Between 1748 and 1890 it was arguably the greatest annual or biennial art ...

. In Brazil, she regularly participated in salons organized by the National School of Fine Arts between 1899 and 1935. In 1911, she married Portuguese sculptor Rodolfo Pinto do Couto. In 1950, the management of the National Museum of Fine Arts of Brazil presented her works posthumously in tribute to the illustrious sculptor.

References

External links

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A Escultora Pioneira de SP – A História de Nicolina Vaz de Assis
{{DEFAULTSORT:Vaz de Assis, Nicolina 1874 births 1941 deaths Brazilian women sculptors 20th-century Brazilian sculptors 20th-century women artists People from Campinas Artists from São Paulo (state)