Mario Schifano (1934-1998) - "Astratto blu e verde"

Mario Schifano (Homs 1934 - Rome 1998),
Textured screenprint with enamels, signed bottom right Schifano, edition number bottom left 72/150,
Dimensions cm 100x70
This work was created in the late 1980s (between 1987 and 1988), a creative period during which the artist intensely explored the themes of nature and the “hill” through famous cycles such as Verde Fisico.
Technical details and characteristics of the work Textured screenprint: It is not a traditional flat print. Mario Schifano used thick, layered inks to convey the physicality and the shine typical of his beloved enamel on canvas.
Dimensions and edition: The composition measures 100x70 cm and is printed on a sheet of larger size. It is part of a limited edition of 150 numbered copies in Arabic numerals, plus some artist’s proofs (P.A.) intended for collaborators.
.The theme of landscape in Italian Pop Art Unlike American Pop Art colleagues (focused on goods and advertising), Schifano decided to reinterpret the traditional painting of the Italian landscape. His hills are not realistic reproductions, but inner visions evoked through quick gestures, chromatic drips, and stylized contours.
Conservation status: the sheet shows yellowing, foxing (humidity stains) or creases. The edition shows some signs of time on the white margins.