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Sylvia Spicuzza"Art Deco Abstract" original drawing by Sylvia Spicuzzaca. 1950
ca. 1950
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The present work represents the part of Sylvia Spicuzza's oeuvre where she explores purely abstract, non-representational imagery. In the image, the viewer is presented with colorful, undulating forms reflecting the abstract style of the Art Deco period in the 1920s. In some ways this mirrors the career of Tamara de Lempicka, often called the 'Queen of Art Deco' for her luxurious portraits, who continued to use the same geometricizing modernist aesthetic even as she moved into pure abstraction in the 1950s and '60s.
11.75 x 8.75 inches, artwork
19 x 16 inches, frame
stamped with the artist's signature, lower left
Born in 1908, Sylvia Spicuzza was the daughter of noted painter Francesco Spicuzza. Sylvia devoted herself to teaching art to the students of Lake Bluff Elementary School in Shorewood, WI. During this time Sylvia produced a magnificent body of work that was undiscovered until her death. Sylvia's work is rich, diverse and fascinating collection of drawings, watercolors and prints from the 1920's to the 1990's. Her style ranges from early figurative drawings to regionalism, Art Deco, lyrical abstractions of every conceivable subject (both real and imagined), as well as figurative paintings that reflect the work of Picasso, Kandinsky and Max Ernst in the 1930's and 1940's. Biomorphic and organic, Modernist images are presented with Sylvia Spicuzza's own unique sense of style, humor and fantasy.
- Creator:Sylvia Spicuzza (American)
- Creation Year:ca. 1950
- Dimensions:Height: 19 in (48.26 cm)Width: 16 in (40.64 cm)
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- Gallery Location:Milwaukee, WI
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