Anto Diez (1914-1992) "Circus Danseres" 1968

 

Oil on canvas. Signed and dated lower right
Measures : 99x79cm - 78x58cm
Anto Diez was a Belgian artist born in 1914 in Ixelles and died in 1992 in Bredene. He was a painter, draftsman, and graphic artist. He was the son and student of the Spanish painter Mariano Diez y Sanchez (1879-1957). He studied at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Brussels, directed by H. Van Haelen, A. Carte, and A. Bastien (1934-1938). He began his career with expressionist landscapes and portraits, but his work evolved towards a stylized symbolism, with women and the female form being a significant source of inspiration.