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
Olga Costa (Mexican, born Germany, 1913-1993) printed by Tamarind Lithography Workshop (American, founded 1960)

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
Nicoya Nicoya, Guanacaste province, Costa Rica

Celt Pendant Depicting an Abstract Figure with a Tall Headdress
Nicoya Nicoya, Guanacaste province, Costa Rica

Squatting Female Figurine
Costa Rica

Black and White
Ad Reinhardt American, 1913-1967

Vessel in the Form of a Hunchback Figure Carrying a Jar
Nicoya Costa Rica

Beaded Necklace with Three Celt Pendants
Nicoya Nicoya, Guanacaste province, Costa Rica

Carved Pendant Depicting a Costumed Figure with a Abstract Bird Headdress
Guapiles Guapiles, Costa Rica

Beaded Necklace with Bar Pendant
Nicoya Nicoya, Guanacaste province, Costa Rica

Fragment of a Funerary Lekythos (Monument in the Shape of an Oil Jar)
Attributed to the Demagora Master Greek; Halai Aixonides, Athens