ArtistDiey, Yves

Artist Years1892-1984

Artist NationalityFrench

TitleHorseback Serenade

Yearca. 1960

MediumPainting > Oil

DimensionsCanvas: 18 X 24 inches

Accession NumberRC2037

NotesJacques Yves Paul DIEY was a French painter, born June 28, 1892 in Paris et died July 22, 1984 in Montluçon. Yves DIEY was a student at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris, he entered the studio of Raphaël COLLIN (1850-1916) and received the influences of masters such as Tony ROBERT-FLEURY (1797-1890) and Adolphe DECHENAUD (1868-1926). Considering his age, he was mainly influenced by two of his masters: Hans BERGER (1882-1977), painter of Swiss origin and Louis-François BILOUL (1874-1947). Member of the Salon des Artistes Français, he painted nudes and elegant ladies that the postcard popularized, portraits and still lifes. The subjects that constitute his work are animated scenes from Paris, from the Île de Ré, from Spain, from Morocco and Algeria. In 1925 he created a poster for "Le double amour", a film by Jean EPSTEIN, with Nathalie LISSENKO (also spelled Natalya LISENKO). Yves DIEY was medalist and awarded at the Salon des Artistes Français. He was also a member of other painting associations, such as the Winter Salon, the fine arts of Nice, the orientalists of Algiers and Samothrace. In 1940, Yves DIEY was animator of the Petit Salon de Montparnasse - an association of professional painters - in a workshop located at 150, boulevard du Montparnasse. He worked and exhibited in Belgium in the 1950s and 1960s, notably with “Les arts en Europe”. Yves DIEY was above all a portrait painter. He had a special gift for bringing out the soul of models and giving exceptional expression to the eyes and lips. He is mainly inspired by women and shows a predilection for sensual nudes, seductive female figures.
(source: Alexandre Vassiliev Foundation)