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Sylvia Spicuzza
"Landscape with Two Figures" original monotype and drawing by Sylvia Spicuzza

ca. 1950

About the Item

In this monotype print, Sylvia Spicuzza presents the viewer with a scene of two young men relaxing within a pastoral landscape. On the back of the print, Spicuzza has left her preparatory drawing, done in pencil. 12 x 18 inches, artwork 15.13 x 21.13 inches, frame Stamped with artist's signature, lower left (recto) and lower right (verso) 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: 15.13 in (38.44 cm)Width: 21.13 in (53.68 cm)
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  • Gallery Location:
    Milwaukee, WI
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: 5242d1stDibs: LU60535896682
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