More new images showing Diego Voci enjoying life to its fullest! Here shown with Helga Voci and friends in 1973-74 era with a nice selection of the artist’s works on the wall! Are you in the photo? Find more images of DIEGO et. al.
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Notice the caricature on the left . . .
Diego did it all. Read more: https://diegovociproject.wordpress.com/…/11/rare-to-find/
One of the artists, Christa Volkert-Vogel in Germany who met Diego several times on Diego’s travels to the #Schwarzwald (Black Forest) area, in this case #Offenburg. She not only loved Diego’s master artistry, Christa says “he greatly affected my art.” Christa purchased 5 DIEGO artworks, “La Lettura per il Teatro” (Reading for the Theatre), which she acquired on October 26, 1980, is shown here:
#DIEGO VOCI “La Lettura per il Teatro” (80x70cm, Oil on Canvas, 9802-100)
Christa remembers, “In my youth I had courses at the “Painters Vocational School” in Lahr, with several regional artists including Diego Voci, an internationally known artist and compelling contemporary painter. Thus a sound foundation was created that would help me in my future endeavors. After many years of making it my hobby, I studied art in 1998 at the Academy of Fine Arts in Lahr. Years later I also taught there.”
(“In meiner Jugendzeit hatte ich an der Malerfachschule in Lahr, bei mehreren regionalen Malern sowie bei Diego Voci, einem überregional bekannten Künstler und überzeugenden Maler der Gegenwart, Kurse belegt. So wurde eine fundierte Grundlage geschaffen, die mir später zu einem Kunststudium verhelfen würde.”)
Christa also recalls one day that Diego was drawing several flower-themed artworks and says her own renderings were highly influenced from that one day forward!
DIEGO VOCI “Flowers” Tempera on Paper (Left) owned by Christa and her own #Flowers
Enjoy more of Antonio DIEGO Voci (1920-1985) masterpieces in the first DIEGO VOCI PROJECT deluxe coffee-table book: “The Beauty of Diego“
View here for Free: www.blurb.com/books/5419805-the-beauty-of-diego
GOOGLE “Diego Voci”. CLICK “Images” See just a part of #DIEGO’s world of art!
#Below are the last five in the last of this Diego Voci Project Faces Series:
#DIEGO VOCI #Faces- Where are they now? Faded Polaroids found by Helga in a shoebox.
#Helga Voci, #Diego’s widow, has provided the DVP a plethora of Index Cards she kept since the mid 70’s. Coop Cooprider, Diego Voci Historian since 1973, suggested inventory records of the Diego aficionados such as Stephen Max and his wife Wendy. They represented Diego exclusively in Canada from 1980 until 1985 the year Diego passed.
Learn how Stephen Max and Coop Cooprider were linked to Diego’s growing success in Germany and then Canada – all because of a TV Guide: https://www.artifactcollectors.com/diego-voci-antonio-diego-voci-3984818/Page15.html#88728
Above on the left is “Suonatrice di linto” is one of 20 plus DIEGO artworks owned by Stephen and Wendy Max, in Edmonton, Albert, Canada. We thank them for their volunteer efforts made to increase awareness and value of the great body of artwork created by Antonio DIEGO Voci (1920-1985) and promoting DIEGO on Social Media.
#GOOGLE “Diego Voci” and CLICK “IMAGES” just to see a portion of DIEGO’s creations.
Search “Diego Voci” on #YouTube and enjoy more than 15 videos made by Stephen Max.
Give us your feedback at diegovociproject@gmail.com
“Poor People” by Antonio Diego Voci (1920-1985)
Painted on burlap 50 years ago Diego’s “Poor People” looks much the same as the poverty in some 3rd World countries and refugee camps today.
POOR PEOPLE, 1967, 39 1/2 x 47 1/2 inches
This #painting was commissioned by Dr. Jawdat #Naffouj in 1967 for the Naffouj Private Collection and acquired in 1974 by Diego Voci™ Historian Coop #Cooprider, who started the DiegoVoci™Project. Google us!
Internationally collected artist Diego Voci™ can be found on #YouTube videos. The three best are 20 Year Virtual Gallery, the $20,000 Reward, and the $30,000 Reward: (https://www.pinterest.com/diegovoci/videos-on-youtube-about-diegovocitm-by-stephen-max/)
Also check out GOOGLE for “Diego Voci” IMAGES and read about the Master Diego at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonio_Diego_Voci
Jean-Michel Basquiat “UNTITLED”
“Record-Breaking Basquiat Painting Leads
Christie’s $318 Million Contemporary Sale”
Courtesy of “artnet NEWS“
The “DIEGO VOCI PROJECT” here in San Diego, CA and Edmonton, Canada keeps you up to date with posts from various sources.
Check out Antonio #DiegoVoci™ Art at Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/diegovoci/
Read more about #Diego at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonio_Diego_Voci
Have you seen a Diego artwork you can share with us? diegovociproject@gmail.com
#Google Search: “Diego Voci” or “Antonio Diego Voci”
#MAX AND #DiegoVoci™ PART THREE
“Dans La Rue” top painting by DiegoVoci™
and a #YouTube video snapshot (image below) created by Stephen Max
Stephen and Wendy Max, collectors of #DiegoVoci™ works of #art and past exclusive agent for Diego’s works in #Canada.
“…In 1975..We continue to have fond memories of a motor trip, early in our tour, to #France.
One of the first great European City’s we visited was #Paris. “Dans La Rue” is the Diego oil painting which helps to keep those memories of “The City of Love” alive and current.
Here, Diego created an immersive work capturing stunning detail which explodes with #color. This oil on #canvas represents one of our more memorable trips, with its perfect depiction of a moment in the streets of #Paris. Its simple #beauty, coupled with the complexity of form strikes you at every level (just like #Paris itself) with its eloquent yet subtle depictions of its people.
The combination of #people, #structure and the #energy of being “In The Streets” make it one of our favorite #paintings.”
Visit Part One
https://diegovociproject.wordpress.com/2016/02/10/diegovoci-in-canada-part-one/
and
Part Two
https://diegovociproject.wordpress.com/2016/02/23/diegovoci-in-canada-part-two/
AC DV History #214 2/24/2016
#Mario & Dagmar Voci live in the U.K. His uncle is internationally collected #artist DiegoVoci™ (1920-1985). Here are two original DiegoVoci™ artworks they treasure:
Moonlight African Inspired Faces
Dagmar and Mario, and their son Marcus visit Aunt Helga Voci (Diego’s widow) in Germany at least once a year. Their bond to Helga, her daughter Alessandra, and her own two sons Tommy and Timo are strong.
Dagmar and Mario shared great memories with Uncle Diego Voci and his family over the years. You will notice a very young Dagmar holding the DiegoVoci™ artworks while Mario took the photos. Notice her current photo – her smile is still the same:
Prints and Lithographs, Diego Collectors Mario & Dagmar Voci
Above also is the DiegoVoci™lithograph and print collection which Mario and Dagmar own, which you too can purchase: http://www.diegovociproject.com/#!acquire-graphics-shopping/c12yh
For more of DIEGO Memories, check out previous social media posts:
https://diegovociproject.wordpress.com/2015/04/06/memories-of-uncle-diego-by-mario-voci-u-k/ and
https://diegovociproject.wordpress.com/2015/12/01/dining-with-diegovoci-part-4-lagondola-restaurant/
Send us your DiegoVoci™ memories and artworks: diegovociproject@gmail.com
On the last day of 2015 Kami of the DiegoVoci™ Project (DVP) staff saw a post on Jacqueline’s #Facebook page. A DiegoVoci™ oil painting titled “La Lecture” was purchased by Jacqueline directly from Diego in #Ramstein, Germany:
“La Lecture” Oil on Canvas by Antonio Diego Voci, ca 1975, 31″x 23.5″ (541001)
Regarding meeting with the great artist Diego, owner #Jacqueline Ping recalls,
“It was in 1975…a lifetime ago. I bought that painting as an investment painting hoping that someday he would be well-known. I paid $300.00 for it at the time. I still have his brochure from then. Didn’t get an autograph but I should have, huh?”
Jacqueline also remembers,
“Diego was a very quiet soft spoken man. Diego and I conversed. We talked about his Indian paintings and his trip to #New Mexico. I remember telling him he looked like the American Indian and he said, ‘Yes people say that.’ Diego also mentioned how he really liked our #Southwest. We spoke of the similarity to parts of #Spain and #Italy. I was struck by the #artworks he had on display and Diego himself more than anything else.”
But, Jacqueline wanted more!
“I also wanted another which was a lady with a big red hat. I wanted both but could only afford one. It was exquisite and although I love the one I have. I have never forgotten her.” Kami said, “That reminds me of a Diego I think I have seen. I’ll try to find it.”
Kami searched through hundreds of images in the #DiegoVoci™Archive until she found a woman in a red hat and sent the image to Jacqueline:
BINGO. “Yes, that’s her!”
For more “Beautiful Faces” like the women in “La Lecture” check out one of the 10 plus DiegoVoci™ Videos featuring the samples of Antonio Diego Voci’s masterpieces, Go to #YouTube and Enter “Diego Voci”. View “BEAUTIFUL FACES” video and more!
Questions or Comments? Contact the DVP at: diegovociproject@gmail.com
AC P of W #291 1/24/16
“Cheveaux Arabs“1969 by Diego, Oil on Canvas 35″ x 22”
The #New Generation of DiegoVoci™ aficionados continues to build as the #DiegoVoci™ Archive received an image of painting by Diego from a half a century ago. What is the connection to General #Patton?
James, who lives in the U.K., is a proud #New Generation owner of “Cheveaux Arabs” (Arabian #Horses), a Diego painted in 1969. James Cockerill reveals its history:
“It was won at the German American Friendship Ball, chaired by George Smith Patton IV, [a Major General in the United States Army and] the son of famous World War II general, George S. Patton. My mother was working in Major General Patton’s office in the very early 70’s.
At the ball it was the First Prize in a Raffle, which my mother won. It’s been owned by my family ever since. I remember it always hung in the lounge on the wall. We were living in Nuremberg (Nürnberg) which is where I was born.”
The back of the canvas reveals a mystery. Who blacked out the writing and why? The top one appears to be the signature of “Jawdat” #Naffouj who had an exclusive contract with Diego at that time. It looks like the #painting went back to Diego for some reason – and either Diego or Jawdat was the obliterator. There are others like this. Do you own one?
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DiegoVoci™ was known for his palette covered in paint – and very often for his other #palette of savoring great Italian #cuisine.
“We all went to this restaurant “La Gondola” many years ago with Uncle Diego” recalls Mario Voci, his nephew who lives in England with his wife Dagmar. For years the two made an annual trip to Rome, where Mario’s sister Lina still lives today. Her son Francesco Caruso just had Lina’s 1st grandson: Niccolo.
Mario’s wife Dagmar recently came across the Order Ticket” also used as a Receipt (#Rechnung) seen below. The 1,000 Deutsche Mark faux Image is on the back of the ticket! Diego created the owner, Cesare Gianni of “La Gondola” in caricature ( 1 #DM was 4 to $1 at the time):
DM 1,000 fake bill for “La Gondola” Back of ‘Order Ticket’/Receipt by Diego Voci, Late 1960’s.
“The laurel wreath on the subject is due to the fact that #Trier was once Roman and also the capital of the North-West Roman empire*. I hope you find it interesting,” shares Mario who was very close to his Uncle Diego and still visits Helga Voci in #Taunusstein near #Wiesbaden every year. Here are Helga and Diego in the late ’60s:
“La Gondola” Restaurant Order Ticket/Receipt Front in Trier, Germany. Late 1960s.
“On the drive thru Germany to visit Uncle Diego and Aunt Helga we always tried to stop in #Trier, for a palatable and delicious Italian meal. The ‘La Gondola’ restaurant was a favorite – not just for my wife and I – but Uncle Diego and Helga would even meet us there.” Diego knew Cesare Gianni like he did many other Italian restaurant ‘owners’ (‘Inh.’ = Inhaber) he did Ciccio and Francesco Daneluzzi (and, Gigi Bellati of La Gondola in Ramstein, more to come…)
See Dining With Diego Parts 1, 2, and 3: https://diegovociproject.wordpress.com/2015/06/12/dining-with-diego-in-germany/
Today, a local hospital “#Krankenhaus” covers the entire area where “La Gondola”stood. Like many of the day, . . . gone.
Where and when did you meet DiegoVoci™ at a #restaurant?
Tell us, The DiegoVoci™Project: diegovociproject@gmail.com
*Trier is noted for its Roman history, to include the #Porta Nigra (Black Gate) which still stands today, as well as the #aquaducts and “Imperial Baths”the #Romans built during their reign in #Trier on the #Mosel River. Google “Trier, Germany”
“Arrivederci” as it reads at the bottom of the ticket . . .
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