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Julio de Diego
Untitled (Model surrounded by Iris)

1960

$2,000
£1,509.95
€1,767.29
CA$2,842
A$2,890.58
CHF 1,652.89
MX$34,963.99
NOK 19,366.30
SEK 19,361.65
DKK 13,211.49

About the Item

Untitled (Model surrounded by Iris) Monotype printed in colors, 1950-1960's Signed in the image lower left Provenance: estate of the Artist Kiriki Metzo, his daughter Fletcher Gallery (her agent) Condition: Very good Soft crease in image, not objectionable Image/Sheet size: 15 x 10 inches Julio de Diego (1900-1979) Julio de Diego (1900-1979) was born on May 9, 1900 in Madrid, Spain. De Diego began his artist career at the early age of 15, apprenticing as a scene painter in the theater and holding his first exhibition at a local gambling casino. In 1922, the artist moved to Paris, where he became familiar with modernism’s forays into abstraction, surrealism, and cubism. In 1924, de Diego then moved to the United States, settling in Chicago two years later. His "Chicago" period is his most notable. De Diego began exhibiting through the Art Institute of Chicago in 1929, and participated in the annual Chicago Artists Exhibitions, Annual American Exhibitions, and International Water Color Exhibitions. He held a solo exhibition at the Art Institute of Chicago in the summer of 1935. De Diego continued to travel and develop his artistic vocabulary in the Americas. While in Mexico, de Diego made a living designing costumes and scenery for ballets. His talents continued to expand as he moved into book illustration. His work in jewelry making was also incorporated into the 1946 Modern Handmade Jewelry exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art. In 1948, he married Gypsy Rose Lee with whom he joined the traveling carnival Royal American Shows. While Gypsy worked as a performer, de Diego developed a show for the carnival using surrealist murals and the performance of Freudian themes. The couple later divorced in Reno, Nevada, and de Diego eventually settled in California. In California de Diego’s continued to impact the world of fine art as he produced interpretive representations of current events in an assortment of techniques. He notably worked in the Renaissance method of “velatura,” building up to as many as forty glazes of oil in each painting. He also commonly worked within gouache, graphite, and mixed media. The themes of his work were as broad in scope as the mediums he worked in, moving from surrealist and folk compositions to self-portraits and politically engaged subjects. During his time spent working for the Works Progress Administration, de Diego also produced murals of landscapes and street scenes. His paintings of current and historical subjects became constructions both of the artist’s opinion of the facts and his vision of alternate realities. During these years he also became a teacher and took up positions at the University of Denver and the Artist Equity Workshop. De Diego ultimately settled in the artists’ colony of Sarasota, Florida, in the late sixties and remained there until his death. Julio de Diego (1900-1979) Julio de Diego (1900-1979) was born on May 9, 1900 in Madrid, Spain. De Diego began his artist career at the early age of 15, apprenticing as a scene painter in the theater and holding his first exhibition at a local gambling casino. In 1922, the artist moved to Paris, where he became familiar with modernism’s forays into abstraction, surrealism, and cubism. In 1924, de Diego then moved to the United States, settling in Chicago two years later. His "Chicago" period is his most notable. De Diego began exhibiting through the Art Institute of Chicago in 1929, and participated in the annual Chicago Artists Exhibitions, Annual American Exhibitions, and International Water Color Exhibitions. He held a solo exhibition at the Art Institute of Chicago in the summer of 1935. De Diego continued to travel and develop his artistic vocabulary in the Americas. While in Mexico, de Diego made a living designing costumes and scenery for ballets. His talents continued to expand as he moved into book illustration. His work in jewelry making was also incorporated into the 1946 Modern Handmade Jewelry exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art. In 1948, he married Gypsy Rose Lee with whom he joined the traveling carnival Royal American Shows. While Gypsy worked as a performer, de Diego developed a show for the carnival using surrealist murals and the performance of Freudian themes. The couple later divorced in Reno, Nevada, and de Diego eventually settled in California. In California de Diego’s continued to impact the world of fine art as he produced interpretive representations of current events in an assortment of techniques. He notably worked in the Renaissance method of “velatura,” building up to as many as forty glazes of oil in each painting. He also commonly worked within gouache, graphite, and mixed media. The themes of his work were as broad in scope as the mediums he worked in, moving from surrealist and folk compositions to self-portraits and politically engaged subjects. During his time spent working for the Works Progress Administration, de Diego also produced murals of landscapes and street scenes. His paintings of current and historical subjects became constructions both of the artist’s opinion of the facts and his vision of alternate realities. During these years he also became a teacher and took up positions at the University of Denver and the Artist Equity Workshop. De Diego ultimately settled in the artists’ colony of Sarasota, Florida, in the late sixties and remained there until his death.
  • Creator:
    Julio de Diego (1900-1979, American)
  • Creation Year:
    1960
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 15 in (38.1 cm)Width: 10 in (25.4 cm)
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  • Gallery Location:
    Fairlawn, OH
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: FA128031stDibs: LU14017862562

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