Mario Schifano (1934-1998) - Vogue - Seri-Collage
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Mario Schifano’s Vogue – Seri-Collage, a serigraphy on card in multicolour (60 x 50 cm), from the 1980s, an original edition of 100 signed by hand in excellent, unframed condition.
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Mario Schifano - Vogue - Seri-collage on cardboard - 1980s
DETAILS OF THE WORK
Artist: Mario Schifano (Italy)
Title of the work: "Vogue"
Era: 1980s
Technique and materials: Seri-collage (screen printing and collage applications) on cardboard (each piece is unique). Work without a frame.
Dimensions: 60 x 50 cm.
Signature: Signed at the bottom center
Edition: 100 copies (it should be noted that, given the material nature of the work and the seri-collage technique, each copy in this edition presents unique details and is effectively different from the others).
Conditions: Perfect. Unframed, never touched by frame. No structural defects (the photographs are an integral part of the description).
DOCUMENTATION
Documentation: Certificate of authenticity prepared by Galleria d'Arte Piero Della Francesca, Arezzo. Photocopy of the publication.
Exhibitions: Grafica d'autore - Selected - Galleria d'Arte Piero Della Francesca, Arezzo, March 2025.
Publications: Catalog of the exhibition "Grafica d'Autore-Selected", Edizioni Galleria d'Arte Piero Della Francesca, 2025. Please note that the original catalog is NOT included in the sale. Only the PHOTOCOPY will be attached.
DESCRIPTION OF THE WORK
We offer at auction a refined and lively work from the 1980s by Mario Schifano, an absolute genius and undisputed protagonist of Italian and international Pop Art.
This magnificent piece, titled "Vogue", represents a vibrant testimony to the artist's passion for the world of fashion, glamour, and mass communication, key themes of his pop-poetic vocabulary from the very beginning. What makes the lot particularly sought-after from a collecting standpoint is the technique used: the "seri-collage". In those years Schifano collaborated with the most skilled Italian printers (including renowned studios such as Studio 2R of Rinaldo Rossi in Genoa or Nino Soldano in Milan) to go beyond the concept of a simple print. Through the manual application of collage elements and variations in application, the artist transformed the edition into a sequence of pieces that are effectively unique. Even in this case, although the edition counts 100 numbered copies, no two sheets are identical.
The work, kept in museum-like conditions (perfect, pristine and never framed), also boasts a reassuring and prestigious publication in the catalog "Grafica Selected", which greatly enhances its traceability and commercial appeal.
BIOGRAPHICAL AND CRITICAL NOTES ABOUT THE ARTIST
Mario Schifano (Homs, 1934 – Rome, 1998) was a painter, filmmaker, and a central figure of Italian and European art of the second half of the 20th century. A leading exponent of the School of Piazza del Popolo (alongside Franco Angeli and Tano Festa), Schifano is unanimously considered the soul of Pop Art in Italy, while always distinguishing himself with a deeply material, gestural painting and a wholly European and personal approach to modernity.
After an onset tied to informal painting and the famous monochrome paintings, Schifano began incorporating fragments of urban reality, advertising logos (Coca-Cola, Esso), road signs, and stylized landscapes into his works. A volcanic, worldly, and troubled artist, he collaborated with intellectuals, musicians (like the Rolling Stones), and writers, becoming a cultural icon in all respects. Since the 1970s and 1980s his attention shifted almost obsessively toward new media, print media, television, and photography, which became the new “nature” to portray and reinterpret.
He exhibited at the world's major institutions, participating in numerous editions of the Venice Biennale and Documenta in Kassel. His works are housed in the world’s major museums, from the Centre Pompidou in Paris to the MoMA in New York, and his figure is now historicized as one of the greatest innovative geniuses of contemporary art.
SHIPPING AND PACKING
Packaging: We guarantee professional, rigid, reinforced, tailor-made packaging designed to preserve the total integrity of the cardboard during transit, protected from impacts, folds, and humidity.
Courier: Tracked, fast, and secure shipment via express courier. To guarantee the buyer, this item includes shipping insurance.
Customs and Export (Extra-EU): Any customs duties are the responsibility of the purchaser.
Invoicing: Professional seller. The work will be accompanied by a fiscal receipt (or electronic invoice, available upon request by sending your details at the moment of bidding for the lot).
Seller's Story
Piero Della Francesca Art Gallery - Modern and Contemporary Art since 1969
Founded in Arezzo in 1969, the Piero Della Francesca Art Gallery is today one of the oldest galleries in Europe.
Throughout its history it has organized exhibitions by great masters of the 20th century and contemporary artists, becoming a reference point for all art enthusiasts.
Among the first galleries to operate online, it has been active on Catawiki for nearly ten years and is known on the platform for the variety of works it presents.
Translated by Google TranslateMario Schifano - Vogue - Seri-collage on cardboard - 1980s
DETAILS OF THE WORK
Artist: Mario Schifano (Italy)
Title of the work: "Vogue"
Era: 1980s
Technique and materials: Seri-collage (screen printing and collage applications) on cardboard (each piece is unique). Work without a frame.
Dimensions: 60 x 50 cm.
Signature: Signed at the bottom center
Edition: 100 copies (it should be noted that, given the material nature of the work and the seri-collage technique, each copy in this edition presents unique details and is effectively different from the others).
Conditions: Perfect. Unframed, never touched by frame. No structural defects (the photographs are an integral part of the description).
DOCUMENTATION
Documentation: Certificate of authenticity prepared by Galleria d'Arte Piero Della Francesca, Arezzo. Photocopy of the publication.
Exhibitions: Grafica d'autore - Selected - Galleria d'Arte Piero Della Francesca, Arezzo, March 2025.
Publications: Catalog of the exhibition "Grafica d'Autore-Selected", Edizioni Galleria d'Arte Piero Della Francesca, 2025. Please note that the original catalog is NOT included in the sale. Only the PHOTOCOPY will be attached.
DESCRIPTION OF THE WORK
We offer at auction a refined and lively work from the 1980s by Mario Schifano, an absolute genius and undisputed protagonist of Italian and international Pop Art.
This magnificent piece, titled "Vogue", represents a vibrant testimony to the artist's passion for the world of fashion, glamour, and mass communication, key themes of his pop-poetic vocabulary from the very beginning. What makes the lot particularly sought-after from a collecting standpoint is the technique used: the "seri-collage". In those years Schifano collaborated with the most skilled Italian printers (including renowned studios such as Studio 2R of Rinaldo Rossi in Genoa or Nino Soldano in Milan) to go beyond the concept of a simple print. Through the manual application of collage elements and variations in application, the artist transformed the edition into a sequence of pieces that are effectively unique. Even in this case, although the edition counts 100 numbered copies, no two sheets are identical.
The work, kept in museum-like conditions (perfect, pristine and never framed), also boasts a reassuring and prestigious publication in the catalog "Grafica Selected", which greatly enhances its traceability and commercial appeal.
BIOGRAPHICAL AND CRITICAL NOTES ABOUT THE ARTIST
Mario Schifano (Homs, 1934 – Rome, 1998) was a painter, filmmaker, and a central figure of Italian and European art of the second half of the 20th century. A leading exponent of the School of Piazza del Popolo (alongside Franco Angeli and Tano Festa), Schifano is unanimously considered the soul of Pop Art in Italy, while always distinguishing himself with a deeply material, gestural painting and a wholly European and personal approach to modernity.
After an onset tied to informal painting and the famous monochrome paintings, Schifano began incorporating fragments of urban reality, advertising logos (Coca-Cola, Esso), road signs, and stylized landscapes into his works. A volcanic, worldly, and troubled artist, he collaborated with intellectuals, musicians (like the Rolling Stones), and writers, becoming a cultural icon in all respects. Since the 1970s and 1980s his attention shifted almost obsessively toward new media, print media, television, and photography, which became the new “nature” to portray and reinterpret.
He exhibited at the world's major institutions, participating in numerous editions of the Venice Biennale and Documenta in Kassel. His works are housed in the world’s major museums, from the Centre Pompidou in Paris to the MoMA in New York, and his figure is now historicized as one of the greatest innovative geniuses of contemporary art.
SHIPPING AND PACKING
Packaging: We guarantee professional, rigid, reinforced, tailor-made packaging designed to preserve the total integrity of the cardboard during transit, protected from impacts, folds, and humidity.
Courier: Tracked, fast, and secure shipment via express courier. To guarantee the buyer, this item includes shipping insurance.
Customs and Export (Extra-EU): Any customs duties are the responsibility of the purchaser.
Invoicing: Professional seller. The work will be accompanied by a fiscal receipt (or electronic invoice, available upon request by sending your details at the moment of bidding for the lot).
Seller's Story
Piero Della Francesca Art Gallery - Modern and Contemporary Art since 1969
Founded in Arezzo in 1969, the Piero Della Francesca Art Gallery is today one of the oldest galleries in Europe.
Throughout its history it has organized exhibitions by great masters of the 20th century and contemporary artists, becoming a reference point for all art enthusiasts.
Among the first galleries to operate online, it has been active on Catawiki for nearly ten years and is known on the platform for the variety of works it presents.
Translated by Google TranslateDetails
Artist
Mario Schifano (1934-1998)
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Gallery
Edition
Original
Title of artwork
Vogue - Seri-Collage
Technique
Silkscreen
Signature
Hand signed
Country of origin
Italy
Condition
Excellent condition
Colour
Multicolour
Height
60 cm
Width
50 cm
Depiction/theme
Pop Culture
Style
Pop Art
Period
1980-1990
Sold with frame
No
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