"Stand-by" - Lithograph by Mario Schifano (Homs 1934 - Rome 1998)

MARIO SCHIFANO (Homs 1934 - Rome 1998) Title: Stand-by Year: 1996 Technique: Color lithograph on paper Dimensions: 70 x 120 cm Signed lower right, numbered lower left Biography: Mario Schifano (Homs 1934 - Rome 1998), an artist with a rebellious and edgy spirit, is today considered one of the most prolific painters of the post-war period. He immediately attracted criticism by creating monochrome paintings that offered the idea of a photographic screen that would later accommodate numbers, letters, road signs, and the logos of Esso and Coca-Cola. He lived in New York where he frequented Frank O'Hara, Jasper Johns, and Andy Warhol. His solo exhibitions have been held in Rome, Paris, and Milan.