Screenprint "Esso" by Mario Schifano (1934-1998) from "PROPAGANDA"
Signature and edition at the bottom: XXI/XXV
Technique: Material screenprint on wrapping paper
Dimensions without frame: 59.5 x 79.5 cm
Dimensions with frame: 74 × 96 cm
Mario Schifano, 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 welcome numbers, letters, road signs, and Esso and Coca Cola brands. He lived in New York where he frequented Frank O'Hara, Jasper Johns and Andy Warhol.
