Object Description
JOHN DA COSTA
(1867-1931)
Lillie, the Artist’s Wife
Signed l.l.
Coloured chalks on tinted paper
Framed
61 by 48.5 cm., 24 by 19 in.
(frame size 80 by 69 cm., 31 ½ by 27 ¼ in.)
John da Costa was born in Teignmouth, Devon and studied in Paris and London. After a time in Newlyn he established himself in London as a society portraitist, making several trips to New York to paint his affluent American sitters.