João Timóteo da Costa

Biography

João Timóteo da Costa (1879 – 20 March 1932) was an Afro-Brazilian painter and decorative artist. His artstyle tended to be more academic and impressionist, and he was a well known artist from the late nineteenth century to the early twentieth century. Black artists were often poorly treated, but despite that it was one of the few ways to move up the social hierarchy.

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