Costa’s work is defined by its painter sensibility — an enduring influence on generations that followed. Most artists are dead; following is a declaration of love.
Pair of Tango Shoes
Made by Costa (French, active c. 1914-1919) Paris
Presentation of Christ
After Lorenzo di Ottavio Costa Italian, c. 1460-1535
Fruit Bowl, from México Nueve
Olga Costa (Mexican, born Germany, 1913-1993) printed by Tamarind Lithography Workshop (American, founded 1960)
The Blue House, from México Nueve
Amphora (Storage Jar)
Close to the style of the Antimenes Painter Greek; Athens
Pyxis (Container for Personal Objects)
Greek; Athens
Fragment of a Column Krater (Mixing Bowl)
Attributed to the Cavalcade Painter Greek; Corinth
Coslo Pass Costa Rica CA
Joseph Yoakum American, 1891-1972
Helmet
Greek; ancient Macedon, Greece
Lebes (Stemmed Bowl with Lid)
Etruscan; possibly Vulci
Ceremonial Grinding Table (Metate)
Nicoya Nicoya, Guanacaste province, Costa Rica
Ceremonial Grinding Table (Metate) in the Form of a Feline
Celt Pendant Depicting an Abstract Figure with a Tall Headdress
Black and White
Ad Reinhardt American, 1913-1967
Squatting Female Figurine
Costa Rica
Vessel in the Form of a Hunchback Figure Carrying a Jar
Nicoya Costa Rica
Beaded Necklace with Three Celt Pendants
Carved Pendant Depicting a Costumed Figure with a Abstract Bird Headdress
Guapiles Guapiles, Costa Rica
Beaded Necklace with Bar Pendant
Fragment of a Funerary Lekythos (Monument in the Shape of an Oil Jar)
Attributed to the Demagora Master Greek; Halai Aixonides, Athens