Numa Coste
Appearance
Numa Coste | |
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Born | 31 August 1843 |
Died | 10 June 1907 Aix-en-Provence, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France | (aged 63)
Occupation(s) | Painter, journalist |
Numa Coste (31 August 1843 – 10 June 1907) was a French painter and journalist.
Early life
Numa Coste was born on 31 August 1843 in Aix-en-Provence, in south-eastern France.[1][2]
Career
Coste started his career as a notary's clerk.[2] He later served as a sergeant in the civil service.[2]
After he received his inheritance, he became a painter of still lifes.[1][2] In 1880, he co-founded L'Art Libre, an artistic publication, with Émile Zola, Étienne Dujardin-Beaumetz, Paul Alexis et Marius Roux.[1] He stopped painting in 1885, and became the editor of Le Sémaphore, the oldest newspaper in Marseille, under the pseudonym of Pierre Tournel.[1] He also wrote articles for Le Mémorial d'Aix.[1]
Death
He died on 10 June 1907 in Aix-en-Provence.[1][2]
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