Screenprint "Esso" by Mario Schifano (1934-1998) from the "PROPAGANDA" series.
Signature and edition at the bottom: IV / XXX
Technique: Material screenprint on kraft paper
Dimensions without frame: 59.5 x 79.5 cm
Dimensions with frame: 75 × 94.5 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 his critics by creating monochrome paintings that offered the idea of a photographic screen that would later accommodate numbers, letters, road signs, Esso and Coca Cola brands. He lived in New York where he frequented Frank O'Hara, Jasper Johns and Andy Warhol.
