Sergio Ceccotti (b. 1935, Rome) is a renowned Italian painter known for his distinctive narrative style that blends elements of film noir, comics, and the visual language of contemporary urban life. He lives and works in Rome.

Ceccotti began his artistic training at the Internationale Sommerakademie für Bildende Kunst in Salzburg under Oskar Kokoschka, and later attended drawing courses at the French Academy in Rome (1956–1961). Early in his career, his work was shaped by Cubism, German Expressionism, and the metaphysical art of Giorgio de Chirico. He developed intellectual ties with artists of the New Objectivity movement, including Otto Dix and Conrad Felixmüller.

In the 1960s, his style evolved into a more cinematic and illustrative form, drawing on the aesthetics of film noir and comic books. This shift brought a layered, often enigmatic quality to his work, filled with symbolic objects and psychological tension.

Ceccotti’s paintings have been exhibited widely across Italy and France, and his prints have appeared in collaborations with poets such as Jacques Baron and Giorgio Vigolo. He also worked closely with surrealist writer Philippe Soupault, who dedicated a text to his art in 1980.

His work offers a surreal and sociological vision of everyday life, weaving together mass media, popular culture, and art history. Major retrospectives have been held at Villa Torlonia (Rome, 2014) and Palazzo delle Esposizioni (Rome, 2018), celebrating over six decades of his artistic career.