Blue Print of the Future (1943)

Oil on masonite, 30 x 48 inches Provenance: Estate of the artist Exhibited: McNay Art Institute, 1964, catalogue #3 „ In 1943 and 1944 De Diego painted his “Reconstruction” paintings. In the April 1951 issue of Art in America, the artist said: “These works are my reaction to the political powers who are converting peace into something inhuman and tragic. The cloak-and-dagger boys of high politics, in their gold-braided robes, plot the new world while standing amidst the ruins of the classical world they had helped destroy.” Art News chose the exhibition of this series as one of the ten best shows of 1944.