Julio DeDiego Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Julio DeDiego Art Value Price Guide

Jul. 16, 2026
Julio De Diego (Spanish, 1900-1979): Portrait of his Life
Est: $300 - $500
oil on board, signed lower right, 24 x 18 in.
Abell Auction
Feb. 27, 2026
Julio de Diego, Hotel Sherman Laundry
Est: $500 - $700
Julio de Diego Hotel Sherman Laundry c. 1935 screenprint in colors on paper bag 26 h x 17.5 w in (66 x 44 cm) This rare screenprint was printed on a paper bag to be used by guests of the Hotel Sherman in Chicago for their laundry needs. Few examples exist today. Provenance: Hotel Sherman, Chicago | Collection of Robert Henry Adams This work will ship from Chicago, Illinois.
Toomey & Co. Auctioneers
Feb. 27, 2026
Julio de Diego, Untitled (Surrealist Landscape)
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
Julio de Diego Untitled (Surrealist Landscape) watercolor on paper 19.375 h x 24 w in (49 x 61 cm) Provenance: Collection of Robert Henry Adams This work will ship from Chicago, Illinois.
Toomey & Co. Auctioneers
Jan. 23, 2026
Julio De Diego (Spanish-American, 1900-1979) Oil on Canvas 'Piano Lesson', H 48" W 32" Frame Size: H 49.5" W 33.25"
Est: $400 - $800
Signed lower left. Label on verso The Galleries of Frank J. Oehlschlaeger, Sarasota, Fl. Provenance: From a prominent art collector, Bloomfield Hills, Mi The Galleries of Frank J. Oehlschlaeger, Sarasota, Fl. Dimensions: H 48" W 32" Frame Size: H 49.5" W 33.25"
DuMouchelles
Jan. 23, 2026
Julio De Diego (Spanish-American, 1900-1979) Oil Canvas Mounted to Board 'Suzanna and the Juveniles', H 10" W 14" Frame Size: H 11.5" W 15.5"
Est: $300 - $500
Signed lower center. Label on verso The Galleries of Frank J. Oehlschlaeger, Sarasota, Fl. Label on verso Corbino Galleries Provenance: From a prominent art collector, Bloomfield Hills, Mi The Galleries of Frank J. Oehlschlaeger, Sarasota, Fl Corbino Galleries Dimensions: H 10" W 14" Frame Size: H 11.5" W 15.5"
DuMouchelles
Jan. 23, 2026
Julio De Diego (Spanish-American, 1900-1979) Oil Panel H 10.25" W 8" Frame Size: H 16" W 14"
Est: $300 - $500
Two singers and a trumpet player. Signed lower right. Label on verso The Galleries of Frank J. Oehlschlaeger, Sarasota, Fl. Provenance: From a prominent art collector, Bloomfield Hills, Mi The Galleries of Frank J. Oehlschlaeger, Sarasota, Fl. Dimensions: H 10.25" W 8" Frame Size: H 16" W 14"
DuMouchelles
Dec. 12, 2025
Julio de Diego (American/Spanish, 1900-1979) The Dilemma of a Double Belief, 1939
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
Julio de Diego (American/Spanish, 1900-1979) The Dilemma of a Double Belief, 1939 oil on board signed de Diego and dated (lower left); signed and titled (on the stretcher) 35 x 28 inches. This lot is located in Chicago.
Freeman’s
Dec. 11, 2025
Julio de Diego, Untitled
Est: $1,500 - $2,000
Julio de Diego Untitled oil on board 15.875 h x 12 w in (40 x 30 cm) Signed to stretcher bar verso 'De Diego'. Provenance: Maison Verneuil, Paris, Tableaux anciens, XIXᵉ, modernes et contemporains, 30 June 2022, Lot 41 | Private Collection This work will ship from Chicago, Illinois.
Wright
Nov. 19, 2025
Julio de Diego Stonelain Pottery Bowl
Est: $200 - $400
Modernist studio pottery bowl designed by Julio de Diego (1900-1979) for Stonelain. Freeform stoneware form with textured abstract and tribal-inspired motifs in relief, brown body with black and white slip decoration, and contrasting green glazed interior. Signed with impressed Stonelain jug logo and "de Diego" on base. Measures approx. 11-3/8" across.
Weiss Auctions
Jun. 26, 2025
JULIO DE DIEGO, Spanish/American 1900-1979, Isabel - Spanish Dancer, oil on panel, 24 x 17 in. (61 x 43.2 cm.), Frame: 29 1/4 x 22 1/4 x 2 1/2 in. (74.3 x 56.5 x 6.4 cm.)
Est: $1,200 - $1,800
JULIO DE DIEGO Spanish/American, 1900-1979 Isabel - Spanish Dancer oil on panel signed and dated upper right "de Diego / 56"
Shannon's
Jun. 19, 2025
Julio de Diego - Industrial Age Abstract
Est: $250 - $500
Julio de Diego (1900-1979), abstract mechanical painting. Mixed media on paper. Signed and dated by artist in LL corner. American, 1943. De Diego was one of the most colorful artists to work in Chicago. Born in Madrid in 1900, he left home at the age of 15 to apprentice as a scene painter for theaters. After service in the Spanish army, De Diego traveled to Paris and Rome to study art. He then emigrated to the United States in 1924. At first, he earned a living as a magazine illustrator, decorative painter, and graphic designer. But by the early 1930s, he began to show regularly at the Art Institute of Chicago, appearing at thirty-two annual exhibitions of Chicago Artists, American artists, and watercolorists, between 1931 and 1947. Other exhibition locations include the MET, Associated American Artists, Nierendorf Gallery, the Chicago Renaissance Society, NY World's Fair, Whitney Museum, and the Carnegie Institute. Frame: H 16-1/2 in. W 18-1/2 in. Sight: H 9 in. W 11-1/2 in. Property of a New Jersey Family. Condition: Minor wear from age to frame. Link to high-res images: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/ix5blhqoalm4oa266abfm/AGC_OoZzNN-3H-_s4EkhcCk?rlkey=848nn9xkpocdhqpv8p4b2xuvo&st=gtfkb5xd&dl=0
New England Auctions
May. 31, 2025
Julio de Diego (American, 1900-1979) lithograph
Est: $100 - $200
Forms lithograph, signed and titled in pencil. 6 1/2 x 12 3/4"
Rachel Davis Fine Arts
Mar. 29, 2025
Julio de Diego (1900-1979) Spanish/American, Limited Edition Screen Print
Est: $200 - $300
Julio de Diego (1900-1979) Spanish/American, Limited Edition Screen Print. Shows his characteristic playful surrealist imagery in stark but bright colors. Signed and dated '48 bottom right on image. Overall Size: 14 x 17 1/2 in. Sight Size: 6 1/4 x 8 in. #9 #5993 . Julio de Diego was born in Madrid, Spain on May 9th, 1900. He began sketching at the age of four, encouraged by his mother, but his father, a wealthy retail merchant, planned to put him and his brother in charge of the family business one day. When he was fifteen his father destroyed all of his drawings, so Diego ran away from home and never returned, vowing to become an independent and successful painter. He first found work as a scene painter for theaters in Madrid, as well as acting and dancing in ballets and stage productions. His work was exhibited for the first time in a show in a casino in 1919, and he served as the art director for the first four-reel film ever shot in Spain as well as playing the role of the villain. In 1920 he joined the Spanish Army and was made part of the Cavalry the following year, fighting on the front lines in the North African Rif War for the next two years. While recuperating from a saber injury he was invited to join a fellow soldier on a trip to Paris to convalesce, where his introduction to Cubism, Abstraction, and Surrealism profoundly affected his style. Diego immigrated to the United States in 1924, where he first found work designing scenery in Tampa, Florida for touring Broadway shows. He wound up settling in Chicago in 1926, where he soon found work designing magazine covers and fashion illustrations. His commissions quickly made him financially secure, and he was able to focus more and more on his own style and painting, winning his first award with a piece exhibited at the Art Institute of Chicago in 1929. He was briefly married to Rosalind Mallery, with whom he had a daughter, but when they divorced in 1932 he moved to Mexico, where he collected native artifacts and designed costumes and sets for opera houses and ballet companies. He became fascinated with folk art and jewelry making in particular, and returned to the United States to teach in New York City. He painted street scenes, landscapes, and murals for the Works Progress Administration, and became a vocal defender of the Communist-leaning American Artists’ Congress as well as a vehement detractor of Francisco Franco. He had his first solo show of his jewelry exhibited at the Museum of Modern Art in 1946. There he met the burlesque entertainer Gypsy Rose Lee, who he married two years later. The two worked together passionately to raise financial support for survivors of the Spanish Civil War, and both traveled with the Royal American Shows carnival where Lee performed and Diego created sets and murals along the route. He taught at the University of Denver School for Art from 1949 to 1950, and was a supporter and traveling lecturer for the Artists Equity Association. In 1955 he and Lee divorced in Reno, Nevada, and Diego moved to California where he spent the next fifteen years crafting increasingly more abstract artwork. His use of perspective in particular garnered him significant attention, with his dizzying vertical depiction of New York known as The Portentous City earning him the nickname “The American Picasso.” In the early 1970s, facing ill health, he relocated to an artist’s colony in Sarasota, Florida, where he died on August 22nd, 1979.
Sarasota Estate Auction
Feb. 20, 2025
Julio de Diego, Bather
Est: $300 - $500
Julio de Diego Bather 1937 lithograph image: 12.75 h x 8.75 w in (32 x 22 cm) sheet: 20 h x 12.75 w in (51 x 32 cm) Signed and numbered to lower margin 'de Diego 12-15'. This work is number 12 from the edition of 15. Provenance: Corbino Galleries, Sarasota, FL | Private Collection This work will ship from Chicago, Illinois.
Wright
Feb. 16, 2025
Julio De Diego (1900 - 1979) "Recounting of Myths"
Est: $5,000 - $10,000
Julio De Diego (Spain/Florida, 1900 - 1979) "The Recounting of Myths" Oil on Board. Signed lower right. Associated American Artists label verso. Sight Size: 24 x 22 in. Overall Framed Size: 24.5 x 22.5 in.
Helmuth Stone
Jan. 24, 2025
Julio De Diego, Spanish/American (1900-1979), Portrait of a Man with Origami Bird, oil on canvas
Est: $300 - $400
Julio De Diego Spanish/American, (1900-1979) Portrait of a Man with Origami Bird oil on canvas unsigned, in a carved wood frame.
Link Auction Galleries
Dec. 08, 2024
JULIO DE DIEGO (SPANISH - AMERICAN, 1900 - 1979)
Est: $800 - $1,200
"Untitled"; 1946; Graphite and Watercolor on Paper; 10.5" x 13.25"; Signed Lower Right; Framed (under glass).
James Cox Gallery
Dec. 08, 2024
JULIO DE DIEGO (SPANISH - AMERICAN, 1900 - 1979)
Est: $300 - $400
"Birds"; 1958; Oil on Canvas; 9" x 12"; Signed Lower Right; Framed.
James Cox Gallery
Dec. 04, 2024
DIEGO, Julio de (Spanish-American, 1900–1979). Untitled [Ca...
Est: $200 - $300
DIEGO, Julio de (Spanish-American, 1900–1979). Untitled [Carnival Figures]. Circa mid-20th century. Lithograph print depicting several figures among trees. Signed in pencil and labeled “1-2” lower margin. Matted. Unframed. Image approx. 20 x 13 ½”; mat board 27 x 21 ½”. Very good condition. Aaron Galleries, Chicago label verso.
Potter & Potter Auctions Inc.
Jun. 18, 2024
Julio de Diego, Hotel Sherman Laundry
Est: $800 - $1,200
Julio de Diego Hotel Sherman Laundry c. 1935 screenprint in colors on paper bag 27 h x 17 w in (69 x 43 cm) This rare screenprint was printed on a paper bag to be used by guests of the Hotel Sherman in Chicago for their laundry needs. Few examples exist today. Provenance: Hotel Sherman, Chicago | Private Collection, Florida This work will ship from Chicago, Illinois.
Wright
Jun. 09, 2024
JULIO DE DIEGO (SPANISH - AMERICAN, 1900 - 1979)
Est: $400 - $600
LOT OF TWO: A. "El Viejo Verde" - Edition 3/25; c. 1935; Aquatint; 12.5" x 9.5"; Signed Lower Right; Unframed / B. "Eden - Concert"; c. 1935; Etching; 7.25" x 4"; Signed Lower Left; Unframed.
James Cox Gallery
Jun. 08, 2024
JULIO DE DIEGO (Spanish/American 1900-1979) A PAINTING, "City East," MID 20TH CENTURY
Est: $300 - $500
JULIO DE DIEGO (Spanish/American 1900-1979) A PAINTING, "City East," MID 20TH CENTURY, oil on board, signed L/R, "de Diego," a vintage paper label on the reverse with title and artist name; 29 3/4" x 24 1/2", framed 31 1/2" x 26".
Simpson Galleries, LLC
Apr. 14, 2024
Julio De Diego (Spanish, 1900 - 1979)
Est: $6,000 - $8,000
Julio De Diego (Spanish, 1900 - 1979) "Star with old Simbols" (Symbols) - 1970 Oil on Canvas. Signed lower right. Sight Size: 48 x 32 in. Overall Framed Size: 49.25 x 33.25 in. PROVENANCE: - Estate of the Artist - Collection of the Fine Arts Society of Sarasota, FL - Private collection EXHIBITIONS: - Sarasota Art Association 1972 - Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall, Sarasota, FL - Corbino Galleries, Sarasota, Fl. "Julio de Diego: A Journey", February 14-26, 1992. - Selby Gallery, Ringling School of Art and Design, Sarasota, FL. Multiple Visions: A History of Art in Sarasota, July 7- August 18, 2000.
Helmuth Stone
Apr. 11, 2024
Julio de Diego, Plate
Est: $500 - $700
Julio de Diego Plate Associated Artists of America Spain/USA, c. 1940 hand-painted and glazed ceramic 1.875 h x 8.75 w x 8.75 d in (5 x 22 x 22 cm) Painted artist's cipher 'JDD' and impressed manufacturer's mark to underside 'AAA'. This work will ship from Chicago, Illinois.
Wright
Jan. 18, 2024
JULIO DE DIEGO, Spanish 1900-1979, "Allegory", 1952, oil on canvas, 48 x 30 in. (121.9 x 76.2 cm.), Frame: 53 3/4 x 2 x 35 3/4 in. (136.5 x 5.1 x 90.8 cm.)
Est: $800 - $1,200
JULIO DE DIEGO Spanish, 1900-1979 "Allegory", 1952 oil on canvas signed lower right "de Diego", titled and dated "1952" on the reverse
Shannon's
Dec. 10, 2023
JULIO DE DIEGO (SPANISH-AMERICAN, 1900 - 1979)
Est: $300 - $500
"Nude"; c. 1970s; Watercolor and Graphite on Paper; 15.25" x 22.75"; Signed Lower Left; Framed (under glass).
James Cox Gallery
Oct. 31, 2023
Julio De Diego (1900 - 1979). Sea Monsters.
Est: $400 - $1,000
Pen and ink and charcoal on paper, sheet 10.5 x 15.5 inches, signed lower right. Framed, 18 x 22 inches.
Casco Bay Auctions
Oct. 24, 2023
Julio De Diego (Spanish. 1900-1979) Erotic Watercolor Painting
Est: $500 - $2,500
DESCRIPTION: Julio De Diego (Spanish. 1900-1979) Erotic Watercolor Painting depicts a nude woman atop a bearded man, visuals of motorcycle along the back. Signed De Diego along the bottom right. Provenance: Purchased from a Sarasota Estate. CIRCA: Mid 20th Century ORIGIN: Spain DIMENSIONS: H: 19.25 " W: 16" | Image: 11.25" W: 8.5" - CONDITION: Great condition. See lot description for details on item condition. More detailed condition requests can be obtained upon sms or email.
Akiba Galleries
Sep. 16, 2023
Julio De Diego (1900 - 1979). Chariot Riders.
Est: $500 - $1,000
Pastel on paper, 14.5 x 22.5 inches, sight, signed lower right. Framed, 23 x 29 inches. Break to glass.
Casco Bay Auctions
Sep. 16, 2023
Julio De Diego (1900 - 1979). Untitled.
Est: $500 - $1,000
Pastel on paper, 17.5 x 22.5 inches, signed and dated 1945 lower right. Framed, 25 x 31 inches.
Casco Bay Auctions
Sep. 16, 2023
Julio De Diego (1900 - 1979). Dancers.
Est: $500 - $1,000
Pastel on paper, 24 x 18 inches, signed lower right.
Casco Bay Auctions
Sep. 16, 2023
Julio De Diego (1900 - 1979). Sea Monsters.
Est: $500 - $1,000
Pen and ink and charcoal on paper, sheet 10.5 x 15.5 inches, signed lower right. Framed, 18 x 22 inches.
Casco Bay Auctions
Sep. 14, 2023
Painting, Julio De Diego
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
Julio De Diego (American, 1900-1979), "History of Medicine," circa 1940, oil on masonite, signed lower left, gallery label (Robert Henry Adams Fine Art, Chicago, IL) affixed verso, masonite: 13.5"h x 19"w, overall (with frame): 19.75"h x 25.5"w
Clars Auctions
May. 06, 2023
Julio De Diego (1900 - 1979). Large Gold Ring.
Est: $1,800 - $2,400
12kt gold, 1.03 ounces, size 7. Signed De Diego on inside of band.
Casco Bay Auctions
May. 06, 2023
Julio De Diego (1900 - 1979). Chariot Riders.
Est: $200 - $300
Pastel on paper, 23 x 30 inches.
Casco Bay Auctions
May. 06, 2023
Julio De Diego (1900 - 1979). Two Figures.
Est: $200 - $300
Pastel on paper, 22 x 17 inches.
Casco Bay Auctions
May. 06, 2023
Julio De Diego (1900 - 1979). Man on Bicycle.
Est: $200 - $300
Pastel on paper, 21 x 27.5 inches.
Casco Bay Auctions
May. 06, 2023
Julio De Diego (1900 - 1979). School For Scandal.
Est: $1,000 - $1,200
Oil on canvas, 8.25 x 12 inches, signed lower left, original label on verso.
Casco Bay Auctions
Dec. 15, 2022
Julio de Diego, Bridge and Blue Horizon
Est: $500 - $700
Julio de Diego Bridge and Blue Horizon c. 1940 oil on board 10.375 h × 23.875 w in (26 × 61 cm) Signed to lower edge 'de Diego'. Signed and titled to verso 'Bridge and Blue Horizon Julio de Diego'. Provenance: Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles This work will ship from LAMA in Los Angeles, California.
Los Angeles Modern Auctions
Jun. 30, 2022
Julio DEDIEGO (1900-1979)
Est: €300 - €400
Julio DEDIEGO (1900-1979) Les amoureux Huile sur panneau Signée au dos sur le châssis 41 x 30,5 cm - 16,14 x 12 in . Oil on panel signed on the back on the frame
Maison Verneuil
Apr. 06, 2022
1951 Julio de Diego, Gouache, Modernist Portrait
Est: $600 - $800
Offered is a gouache on board painting by Julio de Diego (New York / California / Spain, 1900-1979). Signed lower right and dated 1951. Modernist style painting depicting a man with his hands around his neck. Image size seen approx. 13" x17", overall frame size approx. 18-1/2" x 22-1/2". Frame may show some wear/damage.
Weiss Auctions
Mar. 27, 2022
Julio De Diego Stonelain Pottery Bowl
Est: $100 - $300
Mid Century Modern Art Pottery Bowl, Impressed Stonelaine Mark with signature of Julio De Diego. 12" x 5.5" x 6.5" Excellent condition.
Nest Egg Auctions
Dec. 16, 2021
JULIO DEDIEGO (1900-1979) Les amoureux
Est: €1,000 - €2,000
Oil on panel signed on the back on the frame
Maison Verneuil
Dec. 12, 2021
JULIO DE DIEGO (1900 - 1979)
Est: $800 - $1,200
"Five Sandpipers"; 1957; Stencil Painting; 18" x 22"; Signed Lower Right; Framed (under glass).
James Cox Gallery
Oct. 05, 2021
Julio de Diego for Stonelain Figural Pottery Dish
Est: $20 - $200
DESCRIPTION: Julio de Diego for Stonelain mid-century pottery dish. Features a multicolored glazed figural painted dish stamped: "Stonelain" Signed "De Diego" at underside. CIRCA: Mid 20th Century. ORIGIN: USA DIMENSIONS: H: 2" x D: 8.25" Have a similar item to sell? Contact: Info@Akibaantiques.com. CONDITION: Great condition. See lot description for details on item condition. More detailed condition requests can be obtained via email (info@akibaantiques.com) or SMS(305)-332-9274. Any condition statement given, as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Akiba Antiques shall have no responsibility for any error or omission."
Akiba Galleries
May. 23, 2021
JULIO DE DIEGO (1900 - 1979)
Est: $1,500 - $2,000
"Flamenco Dancer"; c. 1955; Oil on Canvas; 24" x 10"; Signed Lower Right; Framed.
James Cox Gallery
Jan. 10, 2021
JULIO de DIEGO ABSTRACT PAINTING.
Est: $400 - $600
Julio De Diego (1900 - 1979) was active/lived in Illinois, New York, California / Spain. Julio De Diego is known for Abstraction, mod figure, interior. Mixed media. Abstract dancing figures.1942-1943. Decorated frame and painted mat. 16 x 21 inches. Frame 26 x 32. Good condition.
White's Auctions
Aug. 22, 2020
Julio De Diego etching
Est: $60 - $120
Julio De Diego (Spanish/American 1900-1979)- ''Carpet Vendor''- etching and aquatint, signed in pencil, edition size unknown, good condition. 7 1/2 x 6 1/4''
Rachel Davis Fine Arts