Julio de diego biography
Julio de diego biography
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Julio de Diego
Spanish Artist
Julio de Diego ( &#; August 22, ) was a Spanish-born American visual artist. One of his best known paintings is "The Portentous City," a vertical view of Manhattan skyscrapers.[1]
Biography
s–30s
Julio De Diego was born in Madrid, Spain in At the age of 15 he left home after his domineering father destroyed "every drawing in the house."[2][3][4][5] Shortly thereafter, his art was exhibited for the first time in a show at a casino, where he sold his first painting.
During this period, Diego also worked in a Madrid studio that produced scenery for opera productions.[3] He appeared as an extra in the production by Diaghilev's Ballets Russes of Stravinsky's Petrushka, starring Vaslav Nijinsky.[2][3] He also served as art director for Spain's first four-reel film, in which he also played the villain.[6] While still in his teens, Diego enlisted in the Spanis