Deadline for submission for the coming book “Artist of a Thousand Faces” is this Saturday May 24, 2020 (we extended the deadline because of the overwhelming responses to DVP).
But, DVP still wants to catalog all Diego Voci works, so send yours in anyway. diegovociproject@gmail.com
(f yours is super, super, maybe it could pre-empt a lesser work in the book, if you hurry)
“Beauty is in the eye of the beholder”. But who saw beauty in bridges, poor people, farmers and workers? Internationally collected #artist Antonio Diego Voci (1920-1985)! Here are just 3 examples of Diego’s rendering of bridges:
#Diego Voci “Venice” 50 x 60 cm. #1061-568 Sold by #GONDOLA 1977
#Diego Voci “Herbstlandschaft” 60 x 80 cm 1091-996 Gifted to “Italiani” in Pirmasens
#Diego Voci “Die Kleine Brücke” 40 x 30 cm 471-667 Purchased by May 1977
As well said about Diego “Each movement had its great masters, but there are very few who could create art unconfined by a single style like Diego.” – C. Voci (*)
ENJOY THE BEAUTY DIEGO SAW IN EVERYTHING! Click here to see the Diego Voci images #GOOGLE has selected for its Diego #Gallery. Amazing. Here is GOOGLE’s 1st page: https://www.google.com/search?q=Diego+Voci&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwig7LPm8YDZAhUI5GMKHQfdAUwQ_AUICigB&biw=1677&bih=896
Help the DVP find these lost Diego Voci #Bridge paintings: diegovociproject@gmail.com
#Beauty captured by the Diego Voci Project published by #Stephen Max:
On this day on 10 August (1920) in Gasperina, Italy, Giuseppe Antonio Voci and Arcangela Messina Voci welcomed their second son, Antonio Innocenzo Voci into this world… nicknamed “Toto” as a kid. Antonio Voci never liked his middle name Innnocenzo. It does not appear again in official documents other than the birth certificate on file in Gasperina. He took the nickname “Diego”.
Tony Voci, nephew to Diego recalls traveling in Europe with his artist Uncle and about every hour they would stop at a café for a smoke and espresso. To the surprise of Tony Voci, Diego was greeted as “Diego” everywhere. “Diego” was his own celebrity.
Diego Voci and Tony Voci
The name “Diego” signed on his artwork didn’t come into play until 1966. At encouragement of Naffouj Gallery he began signing his paintings “Diego”. Prior to that it was some form of VOCI. See signature section on #Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonio_Diego_Voci#Gallery
The last known official document during Diego’s life was his 1976 Taunusstein Germany residence registration (see below) where “Diego” is listed as his middle name.
The December 10, 1985 Death Certificate ignores the birth middle name.
Some have wondered if Diego would have been more famous keeping the more unique name “Innocenzo” as his signature, rather than get lost in a swelling sea of Diegos, “Diego who?” .
Here’s a rewarding way to wish Antonio Diego Voci Happy Birthday. Go to YouTube, click https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Diego+Voci and take a wonderful museum tour, a 20 year Diego retrospective covering two floors. Or go to #Google, search “Diego Voci” and click “Images”.
P.S. The mayor of #Gasperina, Gregorio #Gallello, just friended us on our Diego Voci Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/diego.voci Come and Join us!
When artists #GeorgeBraque, #Picasso, and #JuanGris created #cubistic #paintings it was often difficult even to the trained eye to identify which artist did the work. When Antonio #DIEGO Voci ventured into his cubistic mode he strived to be distinctively DIEGO.
Here are examples:
“Le Concert de Harlequins” 1970, 32″ x 23 ¾” , oil on canvas, signed “DIEGO” Private Collection
“Spanish Table“, 27 2/5″ x 19 ¾”, mixed on paper, Signed “DIEGO” Private Collection
“Ink on Paper“, 1985, Signed “DIEGO”
“Ink on Paper” is an important example historically because it was one of the very last works before DIEGO transitioned 3 days later. DIEGO drew this especially for what became his last exhibition, an open house at his residence the first week of December 1985. DIEGO remained upstairs in bed, too ill to personally attend.
“Cubism“, Signed “DIEGO” top Left hand corner, Private Collection (DIEGO was very generous giving away his art to people he was close to, for example this gift of a cubistic painting to Helga Voci’s sister.)
“Nude Cubism“, 1971, 31 ¾” x 23 ½”, oil on canvas, Signed “DIEGO” Private Collection
Diego Voci on Google and YouTube. Check out http://www.diegovociproject.com
AC DV History #57 10/15/2011
WHO ARE THE OWNERS TO THESE DIEGO VOCI PAINTINGS (BELOW)?
Still Life with Bottles & Fruit 671 60 x 70cm
Composition avec Mandoline 625 60 x 80cm
Homme a la Mandoline 803 80 x 60 cm
There are at least 3,200 more paintings by internationally collected artist Antonio DIEGOVoci (VOH-CHEE) out there in this world.
They might be on a collector’s wall, in a gallery, or in a thrift shop. Here are 2 images of 7 paintings known to be re-sold 30 years ago. No other details known.
See two more: http://www.artifactcollectors.com/diego-voci-painting-of-the-week-5154118/Page6.html#161
Another two: http://www.artifactcollectors.com/diego-voci-antonio-diego-voci-3984818/Page13.html#364
Signatures may be Voci, A. Voci, D. Voci, and most after 1965 “DIEGO”. See samples of signatures http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonio_Diego_Voci#Gallery
CONTACT THE ALL VOLUNTEER TEAM WITH THE DIEGO VOCI PROJECT!
diegovociproject@gmail.com
Diego Voci on Google and YouTube!
AC DV History #156 2/14/2013
We begin with DIEGO’s #love of the #horse.
DIEGO was fascinated by the #strength and fluid lines of the horse. A frequent subject.
“Cavalliere” 1970, 19 5/8″ x 28 5/8″ oil on wood, signed “Diego” Private #Collection
“Horses Racing” 40″ x 28″, oil on canvas; signed “A. Voci”, sister to “Horses Grazing” Collector unknown
Horse w/ Man in Browns Mixed Medium 30″ x 22 ” Private Collection
“Green Horse” Drawing 27 ½” x 19 ½”, Pastel on Paper, signed “D. Voci”
Private #Collection
Do you know of any other Horse drawings and / or Horse paintings by DiegoVoci ™?
Contact us at diegovociproject@gmail.com
DiegoVoci on #Google and #YouTube! Check it out!
AC DV History #56 10/3/2011
To #historians of Antonio #Diego Voci, the DIEGO Signature began, about #1965 with an exclusive arrangement with Canadian art dealer Joy Gibson, and her soon to be husband Jawdat Naffouj.
See Signature Gallery of Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonio_Diego_Voci
Signatures of A.Voci and D.Voci can be seen on works Diego Collectors has posted onhttp://www.artifactcollectors.com/diego-voci-antonio-diego-voci-3984818.html
Diego Voci on Google and YouTube.
AC DV History #98 1/9/2013
Coop Cooprider has 4 Aldo Paolucci paintings, also from Naffouj, 2 nudes and 2 abstract.
It is amazing the influence Jawdat Naffouj had on so many collectors of art. He still has the little gallery in the Altstadt of Landstuhl, Germany. Its 50 years since we bought our first painting from him and Joy.
This still is from a video we shot in 2012. He was showing me his contract with DiegoVoci™.
Diego Voci was the artist I became most attracted to. Regretfully, I know little of the values except for Diego for whom I have done extensive history:
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonio_Diego_Voci
Diego Voci Project: http://www.diegovociproject.com/
Diego Voci Blog; WordPress: https://diegovociproject.wordpress.com/
YouTube (@ a dozen videos by Stephen Max): https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Diego+Voci
Google “DiegoVoci”, click Images.
AC Aldo Paolucci #24 7/12/2016
In their #25 years of #marriage #DiegoVoci™ did several #paintings and #drawings of his wife Helga.
This imperfect image is of a portrait of Helga from the personal collection of Jawdat Naffouj, oil on heavy canvas, now framed under glass, done in early to mid #1960’s, 24″ ½ x 31″ inches.
DiegoVoci™ on Google (click images) and YouTube. Visit www.diegovociproject.com
AC DV History #29 5/30/2010
Beurone of Gerleve, 1965 31 1/2″ x 24″
HOT BUYS!!!
The time to buy a DiegoVoci™ painting is right now while there are more sellers than buyers. That will change.
Remember when houses were so cheap a few years ago? The people who took advantage got anywhere from 30% to double their money today. Buy low. Sell high.
The DiegoVoci™ owners of 30 and 40 years ago have passed or are dying. Owners literally hoarded 4,000 Diego oil paintings since Diego’s death in 1985. Yet DiegoVoci™ was unknown to the world’s art market. The paintings are showing up in yard sales, thrift shops, auctions, and eBay ranging from 97¢ to $1250. Some are quite good. One or two not as good. It’s all in the eye of the beholder. This canvas (painting above) is good. The new owner bought it at a garage sale for an amazing 97¢! You should be so lucky.
Two things are at work to raise DiegoVoci™ prices:
1. As people like you find the bargains, the supply will get tighter.
2. The demand will rise also because of the work being done by the volunteer Diego Voci Project Team to enhance awareness and value of Diego’s great body of artwork.
Get busy! Google “Diego Voci” while the buys are hot. The bottom is now. The sky’s the limit!
Go to www.diegovociproject.com to purchase a DiegoVoci™ painting.
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