Before being an an artist, Dietrich-Mohr is a « Honnête Homme », defined in the Enclyclopedia Larousse as : a gentleman « …  very cultivated, free of pedantry, agreeable and distinguished in his physical appearance as well as in his manners.

Dietrich-Mohr : « A hand of iron, in a velvet glove… »*

Gentle rigor and steadiness, conscious of the value of his work, but always modest.

To be exhaustif, we could add his penetrating look, his vivacious spirit, his kindness. And his humour, often roguish, can be seen in numerous titles of his works, which at the same time reveal his erudition :

« The bee keeper’s eye » (1970)  in the midst of alveoles, « Aspis in Anger» (1978), « The Head of Manticora » (1980), « Marduk the Great » (1995), « Janus the Watchman » (2001) etc.

This gives us thought as to why and how….

*citation attribuée à Bernadotte

Bernard Reynis