Hills with Magueyes (Cerros con magueyes) from AGPA 73: Pan American Graphic Arts (AGPA 73: Artes gráficas panamericanas)

Olga CostaWW-1973-M059002

1973·Screenprint from a portfolio of 11 screenprints (one with embossing), seven etchings (three with aquatint, one with embossing), six lithographs (one with etching), five linoleum cuts (one with embossing), one engraving, and one intaglio with embossing·composition: 15 1/2 × 22 1/2" (39.4 × 57.2 cm); sheet: 21 15/16 × 30" (55.8 × 76.2 cm)

Catalogue

Year: 1973
Medium: Screenprint from a portfolio of 11 screenprints (one with embossing), seven etchings (three with aquatint, one with embossing), six lithographs (one with etching), five linoleum cuts (one with embossing), one engraving, and one intaglio with embossing
Dimensions: composition: 15 1/2 × 22 1/2" (39.4 × 57.2 cm); sheet: 21 15/16 × 30" (55.8 × 76.2 cm)
Collection: Museum of Modern Art
Artist: Olga Costa

Artist

Olga Costa

Painting

Olga Costa was a Mexican painter and cultural promoter. She began to study art at the Academy of San Carlos but left after only three months to help support her family. However, she met her husband, artist José Chávez Morado during this time. Her marriage to him involved her in Mexico's cultural and intellectual scene and she began to develop her ability to paint on her own, with encouragement from her husband. She had numerous exhibitions of her work in Mexico, with her work also sent to be sold in the United States. She was also involved in the founding and development of various galleries, cultural societies and three museums in the state of Guanajuato. She received the Premio Nacional de Ciencias y Artes among others for her work.

Leipzig, Germany

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