Antonio Teixeira Lopes - Artist Info

About Antonio Teixeira Lopes

  • Biography

    António Teixeira Lopes, was born in Vila Nova de Gaia and died in Alijó. He dedicated himself to sculpture throughout his life, a path marked by his father, the sculptor José Joaquim Teixeira Lopes.

    Lopes began his career in his father's studio and had his first job at the Fábrica de Cerâmica das Devesas. He studied at the Academia Portuense de Belas-Artes, where he was a student of António Soares dos Reis and João Marques de Oliveira. In his third year of the course, in 1885, he was a scholarship holder in Paris, where he studied at the École des Beaux-Arts. Here, he obtained several awards.

    In 1900, Lopes participated in the Universal Exhibition in Paris, where he won a Grand Priz and was awarded the Kn...

    But wait, there's more...

    Displaying 1,195 of 1,179 characters.

    Subscriber Members, please Sign In for full artist biographies and all services.

    For non-paying users, good news! Full text bios for all artists are available every Friday.

    If you are not currently a member, please See Details about membership.

** If you discover credit omissions or have additional information to add, please let us know at .

Share an image of the Artist: .