#MILLET #VANGOGH #DIEGO #HARVEST

Words from Canadian Collector James Thomson who shares his interpretation of internationally collected artist Antonio Diego Voci (1920-1985 VOH- chee) painting titled “Women Working in the Field”

“This painting was done in very Earthy Brown values of Colour. Three Women gleaning the Harvest. Vincent Van Gogh was captivated by the artistic work of Jean-Francois Millet. I believe that Diego was also attracted by Millet’s paintings of the hard working poor. Diego, I believe captured the essence of these gleaners’ painted as though they are covered by the soil that they must through to salvage wheat or other produce after a Harvest. Van Gogh’s masterpiece of “The Potato Eaters” and other harvesting paintings he did were I’m sure inspired by Millet’s body of works. So I’m very happy to have this somewhat different Oil of Women with Bowed Backs, dirty gowns and aprons foraging to collect food for their families.”

Note: this painting is the only known painting with a wax stamp. The wax stamp says “Naffouj Gallery”, who represented Antonio Diego Voci from 1966-1970

To view more of what Diego captured in every day life here: https://www.pinterest.com/diegovoci/every-day-any-dayby-diegovocitm/

#VANGOGH #HOCKNEY #DIEGO “The Joy of Nature”

PARIS, FRANCE – SEPTEMBER 26: David Hockney poses in front of his painting “The Arrival Of Spring in Woldgate, East Yorkshire in 2011” which he offered to the museum at Centre Pompidou on September 26, 2017 in Paris, France. (Photo by Aurelien Meunier/Getty Images)

See for yourself: https://www.pinterest.com/diegovoci/landscapes-diegovocitm/

WHAT DID #GAUGUIN SAY ABOUT #VANGOGH BEHIND HIS BACK?

The Austrian Expressionist artist Egon Schiele and his wife, Edith, send a postcard featuring a Schiele self-portrait. Courtesy TASCHEN.

Learn more: A New Book Reveals the Raw, Handwritten Notes of Great Artists

Compliments of the Diego Voci Project Team https://www.diegovociproject.com/

#DIEGO VOCI FINAL ONE-MAN SHOW, DIED 43 DAYS LATER

 

It is well known in art history that Amadeo #Modigliani in his lifetime (1884-1920) had only one gallery solo exhibition, which was shut down by the police the first day. According to one source, #Modigliani painted 354 oil paintings before he early death.  He died poor.  The last sale of a #Modigliani this month (May 2018) sold for $157 million. 

 

#VanGogh painted, by one estimate, 900 oil paintings and never had a gallery solo exhibition and sold only one painting in his self-chosen-short-lifetime (1853-1890).  He died poor. The last #VanGogh sold for $81 million at Christie’s in November 2017.  In 1990, a #VanGogh went for $130 million.

 

Internationally collected artist Antonio #Diego Voci was born the year #Modigliani died  (1920-1985), #Diego Voci had several one-man exhibitions, painted about 4,000 oil paintings in his lifetime and sold most of them to collectors from all over the world.  “The Diego Voci Project” has been searching since 2009 to find them and catalog them for historical purposes.  Link: https://www.diegovociproject.com/

 

Here is the newspaper write-up in Germany about #Diego’s final exhibition.  He died of lung cancer 43 days later on August 10, 1985. 

 

VINCENT #VAN GOGH ON #PASSION:

Courtesy of FORBES and http://www.diegovociproject.com

DiegoVoci™, internationally collected #Italian artist (1920-1985) was raised to know the significance of caring for his family. DiegoVoci™ Historian since 1973, Coop Cooprider, during interviews with Diego, his wife Helga, and numerous family members, was reminded that Antonio Diego Voci wanted a different life than #VanGogh and #Modigliani. Here an excerpt from the DiegoVoci™ #Cooprider Biography:

“Among Diego’s many facets was a drive never to be poor, never to live a tormented drug ridden life of Amedeo Modigliani who at age 35 “died in Paris exacerbated by poverty only one exhibition to his credit” or the tortured life of Vincent van Gogh who died at age 37, with only one painting purchased in his lifetime.

Diego greatly admired the exceptional work of both artists; but, unlike both artists who found few buyers for their work, in their lifetime, Diego did for his.”

Read more of the Biography:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonio_Diego_Voci

Find out a great deal more about DiegoVoci™ the passionate man, husband, father, son, connoisseur, fasion designer & incredible artist: http://www.artifactcollectors.com/diego-history-4330818.html

Contact the DiegoVoci™Project with inquiries:                  diegovociproject@gmail.com

An Original Etching FOR SALE by #DIEGOVOCI

What would inspire you to buy an original etching title “Le Théâtre” (Komedianten) 50 x 35 cm signed by Diego and numbered?

To purchase, it’s simple and the price €120 includes shipping & handling (from Germany to US), a generous gift from widow, Helga Voci.  (PayPal will convert euros to dollars, to make it easy for the buyer).

Here is the link to Purchase!  http://www.diegovociproject.com/#!product/prd4/3917776271/title%3A-le-th%C3%A9%C3%A2tre

What is an ETCHING?

Etching is traditionally the process of using strong acid or mordant to cut into the unprotected parts of a metal surface to create a design in intaglio (relief) in the metal.

What Is a LITHOGRAPH?

Most people could not afford to own an original piece of artwork by Picasso or Van Gogh, but having a copy of their masterworks wouldn’t be such a bad idea. This is where the idea of a lithograph comes into play. A lithograph is an authorized copy of an original work created by the artist himself or other skilled craftsmen. A lithograph is rarely worth more than the original artwork it reproduces, but if the print quality is excellent and the production numbers are low, it may still have significant value in the art world.

Why purchase an etching or a lithograph?

For those Diego collectors who would like to their heirs to learn more about Diego Voci, acquiring an etching or lithograph is a great way to introduce the next generation to collecting works by Diego Voci.

Diego Voci on #YouTube and #Google.

Courtesy of #DiegoVociProject (Diego Voci Estate)

Explore Masters of Yesteryear… …With Modern Text

Other greats featured in Twitter fashion, #Cezanne, #Leonardo, #VanGogh, #Vermeer, etc.  Take a look http://blogs.artinfo.com/artintheair/2015/03/24/what-if-classic-paintings-got-modern-day-hashtags/?utm_source=BLOUIN+ARTINFO+Newsletters&utm_campaign=d1e9f08d03-Daily_Digest_03_20_15&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_df23dbd3c6-d1e9f08d03-83386813

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