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Sylvia Spicuzza
'Figural Abstraction' original black and white block print by Sylvia Spicuzza

n.d.

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'Figural Abstraction' is an original block print by American artist and teacher Sylvia Spicuzza. The image, printed in white ink against a grey paper, presents bold and graphic figures and abstract forms: a face in profile, dancing human forms, water-like waves, winding lines and shapes all come together in a dance of frenzy and play. Such abstracted arrangements were a favorite subject of Spicuzza in the mid-1950s when she made a larger series of watercolors and pastel drawings with a similar approach to form and space. This example in particular seems to draw from the Surrealist painter Francis Picabia with its emphasis on the face overlaid like a collage with surprising lines and forms. Block print in white on grey construction paper 9.25 x 12 inches, image 12 x 18.13 inches, sheet 19.38 x 21.88 inches, frame Bears artist's estate signature stamp below image, lower right. Presented in a modern-profile silver finish wood frame. Mounted to conservation standards using archival materials including 100 percent rag matting and Museum Glass to inhibit damage from UV rays. 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 and Ernest Max 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:
    n.d.
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 19.38 in (49.23 cm)Width: 21.88 in (55.58 cm)
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  • Condition:
    Good and stable; some fading to paper color; new custom frame.
  • Gallery Location:
    Milwaukee, WI
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: 5241d1stDibs: LU605310323742
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