Julio de DiegoSeated Female Nude (Devora)c. 1970
c. 1970
About the Item
- Creator:Julio de Diego (1900-1979, American)
- Creation Year:c. 1970
- Dimensions:Height: 11 in (27.94 cm)Width: 14 in (35.56 cm)
- Medium:
- Movement & Style:
- Period:
- Condition:
- Gallery Location:Fairlawn, OH
- Reference Number:
Julio de Diego
Julio De Diego was one of the most colorful artists to work in Chicago. Born in Madrid in 1900, he left home at the age of 15 to apprentice as a scene painter for theatres. After service in the Spanish army, including six months fighting in North Africa, Diego traveled to Paris and Rome to study art. He also appeared as an extra in Diaghilev’s Ballet Russes. He emigrated to the United States in 1924. He lived in New York for two years, then went to Chicago, where he remained until 1942. At first, he earned a living as a magazine illustrator, decorative painter and graphic designer. By the early 1930s, Diego began to show regularly at the Art Institute of Chicago, appearing at thirty-two annual exhibitions of Chicago Artists, American artists and watercolorists, between 1931–47. He was employed by the easel division of the Illinois Art Project during the mid-1930s. He traveled to Mexico for the first time in 1939, becoming close friends with Carlos Mérida. Diego was deeply affected by the Spanish Civil War, and many of his works reflect the conflict that presaged the Second World War. Meditation over Inexplicable Logic seems to be a kind of preparation for his self-portrait in the Art Institute’s collection, titled The Perplexity of What To Do (1940). Both feature isolated, brooding figures lost in their inability to respond to events. He left Chicago in 1942 but continued to exhibit his work at major institutions. In 1946, Life magazine’s article described him spending time “cooking aromatic Spanish dishes and reading works of Spanish mystical philosophers and poets. He smokes cigarettes incessantly and dresses flamboyantly, affecting cerise mufflers and jangling bracelets.” Diego gained more notoriety in 1948 when he married the great burlesque artist, Gypsy Rose Lee. After their separation and divorce in the mid-1950s, he lived for a time in New York at the Chelsea Hotel, a haunt of artists, musicians and poets. Diego settled in Sarasota, Florida in 1967, near former friends from Chicago, where he died in 1979. Daniel Schulman References “Julio De Diego: He Paints Weird War and Peace.” Life Magazine, March 11, 1946. De Diego, Julio. Pamphlet File P-07866. Ryerson Library, Art Institute of Chicago.
- ShippingRetrieving quote...Ships From: Fairlawn, OH
- Return PolicyA return for this item may be initiated within 10 days of delivery.
- Nude Woman in ChairBy William SommerLocated in Fairlawn, OHNude Woman in Chair Watercolor, gouache, ink, and pencil on heavy paper, c. 1930-35 Signed with the artist's Estate stamp lower right (see photo) Note: ...Category
1930s American Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors
MaterialsWatercolor
- Divertimento I (Picasso)By Conger A. MetcalfLocated in Fairlawn, OHDivertimento I (Picasso) Graphite, color wash and oil paint on coated glossy paper, c. 1940 Signed C. Metcalf lower left (see photo) Inscribed Matisse, Picasso, C. Metcalf lower left by the artist (see photo) Condition: Irregular sheet margins Framed in a carved corner, gilt decorated frame with foliate corners. Very complimentary to the work!!! ( See photo) Oil paint transfer on verso Three small bits of masking tape along the upper margin from previous framing Colors fresh, appears to be no fading Photos available upon request Sheet/Image size: 13 x 9 1/4 inches Provenance: Private Collection, Ohio Exhibited: Childs Gallery, Boston, 2013-2023 (see label) Conger Metcalf (1914–1998) was an American painter. "He was born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa and died in Boston, Massachusetts. Metcalf began his art studies in 1932 at the Iowa Stone City Art Colony, headed by American Regionalist painter Grant Wood. Metcalf continued his studies at Coe College in Cedar Rapids with Stone City co-founder Marvin Cone...Category
1940s American Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors
MaterialsOil
- Three GracesBy Ray H. FrenchLocated in Fairlawn, OHThree Graces Pentel marker on paper, 1965 Signed and dated by the artist lower left (see photo) Part of a series of 100 drawings, this number 97 (annotated lower right corner) Condition: Excellent Sheet/Image size: 20 x 15 inches Provenance: Estate of the Artist Martha A. French Trust Ray H. French: The Evolution of an Artistic Innovator Printmaker, painter, and sculptor Ray H. French was born in Terre Haute, Indiana on May 16, 1919. Terre Haute was a cultural wasteland before the opening of the Sheldon Swope Art Museum in 1942. Thus, with a father as a coal miner and carpenter, art remained a luxury for Ray. Nevertheless, local art teachers Mabel Mikel Williams and Nola E. Williams helped to foster his creativity and unshakable drive to create things of beauty. After high school, Ray attended the John Herron School of Art in Indianapolis. His studies there were interrupted by the outbreak of World War II, during which he developed surveillance photographs for the Army Air Force. After the war, Ray transferred to the University of Iowa on the G.I. Bill, where he received both his BFA and MFA degrees. The University of Iowa during the 1940s was a cultural mecca with many major art historians and artists. While in Iowa, Ray played an important role in this culture by becoming a founding member of the Iowa Print...Category
1960s American Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors
MaterialsPermanent Marker
- Seated NudeBy August F. BiehleLocated in Fairlawn, OHSeated Nude Match Stick ink drawing, c. 1925 Signed by the artist in pencil lower right: A. Biehle Created at the Kakoon Arts Club, Cleveland. Influenced by friend and fellow artist...Category
1920s American Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors
MaterialsInk
- Three Nudes in a GardenBy Aaron BohrodLocated in Fairlawn, OHThree Nudes in a Garden Graphite, c. 1928-1933 Initialed in pencil lower left (see photo) Illustrated: Elliott & Wooden, Aaron Bohrod: Figure Sketches, Fige 9, page 32 (see photo) A...Category
1920s American Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors
MaterialsGraphite
- Standing Male Nude, Arms Upraised (Kouros)By Gaston LachaiseLocated in Fairlawn, OHStanding Male Nude, Arms upraised (Kouros) Graphite on wove paper, c. 1930 Signed lower right (see photo) Possibly exhibited in May 8-June 1,1973 at Alan Stone Gallery entitled Eroti...Category
1930s American Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors
MaterialsGraphite
- Seated Nude, Pastel and Watercolor by Byron BrowneBy Byron BrowneLocated in Long Island City, NYArtist: Byron Brown (American 1907 - 1961) Title: Seated Nude Year: 1957 Medium: Pastel and Watercolor on Paper, signed and dated l.r. Size: 25.5 x 19.5 in...Category
1950s American Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors
MaterialsWatercolor, Pastel
- 'Reclining Nude', Bay Area Abstraction, San Francisco Museum of Fine Arts, CWSBy Robert George GilbergLocated in Santa Cruz, CAPainted circa 1955 by Robert George Gilberg (American, 1911-1970) and stamped, verso, with certification of authenticity. Born in Oakland, Robert George Gilberg first studied at the Oakland Art Center during the 1930s. Following service during WWII, he settled in Nevada City, California where he remained until shortly before his death in San Francisco. Gilberg exhibited widely and with success and was the recipient of numerous medals, prizes and juried awards, including at the San Francisco Museum of Fine Arts...Category
1960s American Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors
MaterialsPaper, Ink, Watercolor
- "Spiritual Self-Portrait" Watercolor, Ink, Portrait, Nude, Linear Grid, ColorsBy Artis LaneLocated in Detroit, MI"Spiritual Self-Portrait" is a portrait of the artist by the artist. She has presented herself nude gazing boldly and directly at the viewer not so much challenging, but inviting dia...Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
MaterialsWatercolor, Paper, Ink
- Seated Rainbow Nude FigureBy M. E. 'Mike' BaileyLocated in Soquel, CARich rainbow of saturated color in this study of a nude figure by listed California artist M. E. "Mike" Bailey (American, 1943). Signed by the artist, lower right. Presented in a fro...Category
Early 2000s American Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors
MaterialsWatercolor, Archival Paper
- Nude Picnic Virgin IslandsBy Robert Noel BlairLocated in Buffalo, NYRobert Noel Blair (American, 1912-2003) was an American artist, painter, sculptor, printmaker and teacher. He is best known for his rural life & desert landscapes and World War II sc...Category
1960s American Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors
MaterialsWatercolor, Archival Paper
- Nude, 1959, Ink and Watercolor, Figure, Mid-Century, AmericanBy Knox MartinLocated in Wiscasset, MEBorn in Barranquilla, Colombia in 1923, Knox Martin moved with his family to New York City in 1927. He attended The Art Students League of New York from 1946 to 1950 under the GI Bil...Category
20th Century American Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors
MaterialsInk, Watercolor