Screen print "Esso" by Mario Schifano (1934-1998) from "PROPAGANDA"
Signature and edition at the bottom: XXI/XXV
Technique: Textured screen print on brown paper
Dimensions without frame: 59.5 x 79.5 cm
Dimensions with frame: 74 x 96 cm
Mario Schifano, an artist with a rebellious and sharp spirit, is today considered one of the most prolific painters of the post-war period. He immediately attracted critical attention by creating monochrome paintings that offered the idea of a photographic screen that would later incorporate numbers, letters, road signs, and logos from Esso and Coca-Cola. He lived in New York where he frequented Frank O'Hara, Jasper Johns, and Andy Warhol.
