Carmen Cicero Abstract Prints

American, b. 1926

Carmen Cicero was born on August 14, 1926, in Newark, New Jersey. From 1947 to 1951, Cicero attended the New Jersey State Teachers College (now Kean University), Newark, and in 1953, he briefly pursued graduate work in painting at Hunter College, New York, studying under Hans Hofmann and Robert Motherwell. The two abstract painters and their circle of artists, poets, and musicians were immensely influential for Cicero, whose singular explorations of abstraction coalesced within the overarching New York school of his teachers and friends. Cicero's early work combined the gestures of Abstract Expressionism with the artist's interest in Surrealist automatism. Many of his paintings were first executed in light brushstrokes, free-associating shapes with geographic locations or literary motifs, such as the mountains of Catalonia (in Near Tibidabo, 1950) or the strange creatures of Franz Kafka (in Odradek, 1959). The artist would work his black-and-white compositions further, adding the sharp lines and erratic forms that distinguished his oeuvre in the 1950s. In 1957, Cicero had his first solo exhibition at Peridot Gallery, New York, the gallery that exhibited the works of Louise Bourgeois and Philip Guston in solo shows a decade prior; Peridot continued to exhibit Cicero's abstractions through 1969. His work was also shown at such venues as the Museum of Modern Art, New York (1953, 1955, 1957); Newark Museum (1955, 1964, 1966, 1967); Art Institute of Chicago (1957); Fine Arts Pavilion, New York World's Fair (1964); Whitney Annual (later the Whitney Biennial), New York (1955, 1957, 1960, 1961, 1963, 1966); as well as the Guggenheim Museum's 1959 exhibition inaugurating its Frank Lloyd Wright–designed building. In 1957 and again in 1963, he was awarded a John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellowship. From 1959 to 1968, Cicero taught painting at Sarah Lawrence College, Bronxville, New York. In 1971, the contents of Cicero's Englewood, New Jersey, studio, which included the entire body of work still in the artist's possession, were lost in a fire. From that point forward, his painting took a personal turn, combining figuration, landscape, and wit in compositions with Surrealist overtones. Eschewing pure abstraction, Cicero focused instead on the continued development of what he referred to as "figurative abstraction," a style he experimented with in the 1960s that would become emblematic of his later work's representation of states of mind. From 1970 through 2001, Cicero was a professor of painting at Montclair State University, New Jersey, where he earned an MFA in 1991. In 2007, Cicero received the Krasner Lifetime Achievement Award from the Pollock-Krasner Foundation. He lives and works in New York and Truro, Massachusetts.

Artist: Carmen Cicero

Carmen CiceroUntitled 6, Abstract Geometric Screen Print by Carmen Louis Cicero, 1970

$950

Untitled 6, Abstract Geometric Screen Print by Carmen Louis Cicero

By Carmen Cicero

Located in Long Island City, NY

Carmen Louis Cicero, American (1926 - ) - Untitled 6, Year: 1970, Medium: Screenprint, signed, dated and numbered in pencil, Edition: 38/75, Image Size: 29.75 x 36 inches, Size: 34.7...

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1970s Abstract Geometric Carmen Cicero Abstract Prints

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Carmen CiceroUntitled 2, Abstract Geometric Screenprint by Carmen Cicero, 1970

$600

Untitled 2, Abstract Geometric Screenprint by Carmen Cicero

By Carmen Cicero

Located in Long Island City, NY

Artist: Carmen Cicero, American (1926 - ) Title: Untitled 2 Year: 1970 Medium: Silkscreen, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: AP Image Size: 18 x 20 inches Size: 22.5 x 24 in. (5...

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Carmen CiceroUntitled 4, Abstract Geometric Screenprint by Carmen Cicero, circa 1971

$600

Untitled 4, Abstract Geometric Screenprint by Carmen Cicero

By Carmen Cicero

Located in Long Island City, NY

Artist: Carmen Cicero, American (1926 - ) Title: Untitled 4 Year: circa 1971 Medium: Screenprint, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 76 Image Size: 18 x 20 inches Size: 23 x 24 in.

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Carmen CiceroAbstract Yellow Silkscreen by Carmen Cicero, 1971

$600

Abstract Yellow Silkscreen by Carmen Cicero

By Carmen Cicero

Located in Long Island City, NY

Artist: Carmen Cicero, American (1926 - ) Title: Untitled 3 Year: 1971 Medium: Silkscreen, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 55 Image Size: 18 x 20 inches Size: 23 x 24 in.

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1970s Abstract Expressionist Carmen Cicero Abstract Prints

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Chryssa Vardea-MavromichaliChinatown Portfolio II Plate Three Signed Silkscreen Large 40 x 38" Greek artist, 1978

$1,000

H 35 in W 5 in D 5 in

Chinatown Portfolio II Plate Three Signed Silkscreen Large 40 x 38" Greek artist

By Chryssa Vardea-Mavromichali

Located in New York, NY

Chryssa Chinatown Portfolio II, Plate Three, ca. 1978 Silkscreen on thick wove paper 40 × 30 1/2 inches (Ships rolled in a tube measuring 35 x 5 x 5) Pencil signed and numbered 36/150 on the front; bears printers stamp on the back Unframed from the Chinatown Portfolio Printed by Atelier Arco in Paris (with stamp on the back of the print) from the Chinatown Portfolio Renowned Greek-American artist Chryssa was preoccupied with the concept of Chinese letters as art forms, which she explores in her Chinatown silkscreen series. Her deliberate experimentations yield an elegant and compelling result. Chryssa Biography Chryssa Vardea...

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1970s Abstract Carmen Cicero Abstract Prints

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Screen, Pencil, Graphite

Ian TysonUntitled #1, 1970

$600

H 25 in W 38 in D 0.01 in

Untitled #1

By Ian Tyson

Located in San Francisco, CA

This artwork "Untitled #1" 1970 is an original silkscreen on Wove paper by noted British artist Ian Tyson, born 1933. It is hand signed, dated and numbered 60/75 in pencil by the art...

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Late 20th Century Abstract Geometric Carmen Cicero Abstract Prints

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Ross BlecknerDream and Do, 1997

$1,725

H 24 in W 23 in

Dream and Do

By Ross Bleckner

Located in Fairfield, CT

13-color silkscreen. Edition 114/250.

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1990s Abstract Carmen Cicero Abstract Prints

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Kyohei InukaiLife Forces - 1978 Signed Limited Edition Screen Print, 1978

$500

H 30 in W 22.5 in D 1 in

Life Forces - 1978 Signed Limited Edition Screen Print

By Kyohei Inukai

Located in Rochester Hills, MI

Artist: Kyohei Inukai Title: Life Forces Year: 1978 Print - Silkscreen Size: 30'' x 22½'' in Edition: signed in pencil and marked 70/200 Kyohei Inukai (1913–1985) was a Japanese...

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Paul M. LevyAbstract Geometric 1970s Vintage Silkscreen Screen Print Manner of Vasarely, 1970

$500

H 24 in W 24 in

Abstract Geometric 1970s Vintage Silkscreen Screen Print Manner of Vasarely

By Paul M. Levy

Located in Surfside, FL

Paul Levy (American, b. 1944) An established designer and illustrator, Paul M. Levy was born in Brooklyn, New York, in 1944. He received his B.S. in Industrial Design from the University of Cincinnati, Ohio in 1968, returning later to do independent study there. He also did independent study at Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, New York, in 1969 and received an M.F.A. in Sculpture and Printmaking from Ohio University, Athens. From 1964 through 1971 he worked for design firms in Ohio, New York and California. From 1971 through 1973 he taught at the University of Cincinnati and Ohio University, Athens. He has exhibited in galleries, museums and art groups. In 1971 he was one of a number of artists who created enormous outdoor murals in a Cincinnati project called "Urban Walls." His graphic designs and illustrations for such firms as Container Corporation of America have appeared in publications such as Fortune, Business Week...

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Robert MotherwellHarvest, with Orange, 1973

$7,500

H 36 in W 18.5 in

Harvest, with Orange

By Robert Motherwell

Located in Toronto, Ontario

While Robert Motherwell (1915-1991) is known as one of the most important and influential artists associated with Abstract Expressionism, he is also revered for his work and promotio...

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Lithograph, Screen

Howard BradfordUntitled #1, 1978

$298

H 26 in W 17 in D 0.01 in

Untitled #1

By Howard Bradford

Located in San Francisco, CA

This artwork "untitled #1" 1978 is an original color serigraph on Wove paper by Canadian/American artist Howard Bradford, 1919-2008. It is hand signed,...

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Late 20th Century Abstract Expressionist Carmen Cicero Abstract Prints

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Gene DavisBlack Watch II, signed and numbered 39/150 screen print, 1974

$9,000

H 72 in W 46 in D 2 in

Black Watch II, signed and numbered 39/150 screen print

By Gene Davis

Located in Brooklyn, NY

This is a signature color-field composition with multiple thin colored stripes created by Gene Davis. Gene Davis (American, 1920-1985) Screenprint Black Watch I, II and III, 1974 ...

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2010s Abstract Geometric Carmen Cicero Abstract Prints

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Archival Paper, Screen

(after) Josef AlbersJosef Albers, Color Abstract Screenprint, Homage to the Square, 1977, Framed, 1977

$1,495

H 14.88 in W 14.88 in

Josef Albers, Color Abstract Screenprint, Homage to the Square, 1977, Framed

By (after) Josef Albers

Located in Washington, DC

Artist: Josef Albers Title: Homage to the Square Medium: Screenprint Date: 1977 Edition: 1500 Image Size: 8 1/4" x 8 1/4" Sheet Size: 9" x 9 1/2" Frame Size: 14 7/8" x 14 7/8" Signat...

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Risaburo KimuraCity 368, circa 1972

$750

H 28.75 in W 22.75 in D 0.1 in

City 368

By Risaburo Kimura

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist: Risaburo Kimura– Japanese/American (1924-2014 ) Title: City 368 Year: circa 1972 Medium: Serigraph Sight size: 25 x 19.75 inches. Sheet size: 28.75 x 22.75 inches. Signatur...

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1970s Abstract Geometric Carmen Cicero Abstract Prints

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Paper, Screen

Adolph GottliebChrome Green, 1972

$4,500

H 23.88 in W 17.75 in

Chrome Green

By Adolph Gottlieb

Located in New York, NY

A very good impression of this color screenprint on Arches. Signed, dated and numbered 125/150 in pencil by Gottlieb. Printed by Kelpra Studio, London, with the ink stamp verso. Publ...

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1970s Abstract Expressionist Carmen Cicero Abstract Prints

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Color, Screen

Howard BradfordLove, 1978

$595

H 25.25 in W 39 in D 0.01 in

Love

By Howard Bradford

Located in San Francisco, CA

This artwork titled "Love" 1978 is an original color serigraph on Wove paper by Canadian/American artist Howard Bradford, 1919-2008. It is hand signed,...

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Late 20th Century Abstract Expressionist Carmen Cicero Abstract Prints

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Carmen CiceroUntitled 6, Abstract Geometric Screen Print by Carmen Louis Cicero, 1970

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H 34.75 in W 41 in

Untitled 6, Abstract Geometric Screen Print by Carmen Louis Cicero

By Carmen Cicero

Located in Long Island City, NY

Carmen Louis Cicero, American (1926 - ) - Untitled 6, Year: 1970, Medium: Screenprint, signed, dated and numbered in pencil, Edition: 38/75, Image Size: 29.75 x 36 inches, Size: 34.7...

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Carmen CiceroUntitled 5, Abstract Green/Purple Screenprint by Carmen Cicero, 1971

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Untitled 5, Abstract Green/Purple Screenprint by Carmen Cicero

By Carmen Cicero

Located in Long Island City, NY

Artist: Carmen Cicero, American (1926 - ) Title: Untitled 5 Year: 1971 Medium: Screenprint, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 55 Image Size: 18 x 20 inches Size: 21 x 23 in. (53...

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Carmen CiceroMinimalist Silkscreen by Carmen Cicero, circa 1970

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H 28.25 in W 22.75 in

Minimalist Silkscreen by Carmen Cicero

By Carmen Cicero

Located in Long Island City, NY

Artist: Carmen Cicero, American (1926 - ) Title: Horizon Line Year: circa 1975 Medium: Silkscreen, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 38/60 Size: 25 x 19.5 in. (63.5 x 49.53 cm) ...

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Carmen CiceroAbstract Yellow Silkscreen by Carmen Cicero, 1971

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Abstract Yellow Silkscreen by Carmen Cicero

By Carmen Cicero

Located in Long Island City, NY

Artist: Carmen Cicero, American (1926 - ) Title: Untitled 3 Year: 1971 Medium: Silkscreen, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 55 Image Size: 18 x 20 inches Size: 23 x 24 in.

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1970s Abstract Expressionist Carmen Cicero Abstract Prints

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Carmen CiceroUntitled, Abstract Geometric Screenprint by Carmen Cicero, 1970

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Untitled, Abstract Geometric Screenprint by Carmen Cicero

By Carmen Cicero

Located in Long Island City, NY

Artist: Carmen Cicero, American (1926 - ) Title: Untitled Year: 1970 Medium: Silkscreen, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 100 Image Size: 30 x 36 inches Size: 35 x 46 in. (88.9...

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1970s Abstract Geometric Carmen Cicero Abstract Prints

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1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
Carmen Cicero is an abstract painter who also had ties to Surrealism. After a fire destroyed his life’s work in 1971, Cicero rebranded and developed a new style, using distorted cartoon-like drawings to suggest states of mental being. Shop a selection of Carmen Cicero’s pieces from some of the world’s top art dealers on 1stDibs.