Julius Diez
Julius Diez (18 September 1870, Nuremberg – 15 May 1957, Munich) was a German artist, active in etching, drawing, painting, illustration, and graphic design. Diez was born in Nuremberg and moved to Munich in 1888, to attend the School of Applied Art. He later taught there, and at the State Academy of Art.
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Julius Diez
Julius Diez · Offizieller Katalog der VIII. Internationalen Kunstausstellung im Kgl. Glaspalast zu München 1901, 1. Juni - Ende Okt., 2. Auflage, Verlag Rudolf Mosse, München 1901 · Public domain
- Name
- Julius Diez
- Born
- 18 September 1870
- Birthplace
- Nuremberg
- Died
- 15 May 1957
- Place of death
- Munich
- Occupation
- Artist
- Nationality
- Germany
- Honours
- Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany · Bavarian Maximilian Order for Science and Art
- Languages
- German
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Julius Diez (18 September 1870, Nuremberg – 15 May 1957, Munich) was a German artist, active in etching, drawing, painting, illustration, and graphic design. Diez was born in Nuremberg and moved to Munich in 1888, to attend the School of Applied Art. He later taught there, and at the State Academy of Art.
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Biography
He was one of the first contributors to the magazine Jugend (Youth) after it was founded in 1896. He was co-founder and president of the Munich Secession movement. In 1930, "monumental paintings" by Diez and others decorated the interior of the administration building of the Bahlsen factory in Hanover. In 1933, a painting by Diez titled "Paradise" was included in a show at the Nicholas Roerich Museum in New York City. He died in 1957, in Munich, at the age of 86, remembered as "one of the last painters and graphic artists whose creative work was still closely connected with Munich art life at the turn of the century".
Willi Schmid and Hubert Wilm are recorded as having studied under Julius Diez. The recorded working language is German. Places of work recorded in the authority are Munich. Employment is recorded with Academy of Fine Arts, Munich and Königliche Kunstgewerbeschule München. Work by Julius Diez is recorded in the collections of Bavarian State Painting Collections. Distinctions recorded are Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany and Bavarian Maximilian Order for Science and Art.
Kurmittelhaus der Moderne, Salzburger Str. 7, Detail parkseitiger Fassadenschmuck; 1. Mosaik von links: “TERRA”, vor 1928
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• Name — Julius Diez • Born — 18 September 1870 • Birthplace — Nuremberg • Died — 15 May 1957 • Place of death — Munich • Occupation — Artist
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Julius Diez is recorded as having received Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany and Bavarian Maximilian Order for Science and Art.
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1870
Julius Diez born at Nuremberg.
1957
Julius Diez died at Munich.
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Formation and teaching. Each of those relationships is stated by the authority record rather than inferred from style. Diez received Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany and Bavarian Maximilian Order for Science and Art.
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Bavarian State Painting Collections
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