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Name: MARIO SCHIFANO (1934-1998)
Brand: Untitled
Price: 32000.00 GBP
Availability: SoldOut

Price Realised GBP 40,000

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Closed: 11 Apr 2019

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MARIO SCHIFANO (1934-1998)

Untitled

Price Realised GBP 40,000

Closed: 11 Apr 2019

Price Realised GBP 40,000

Closed: 11 Apr 2019

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MARIO SCHIFANO (1934-1998)
Untitled
signed 'Schifano' (lower edge)
enamel on canvas
19¾ x 27½in. (50 x 70cm.)
Executed in the late 1970s

Private Collection, Rome.
Acquired from the above by the present owner.

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Lot Essay

With its instantly recognizable imagery, is part of Mario Schifano’s series of works based on the iconic Coca-Cola logo. With its vivid red, painterly brushstrokes, the painting embodies the artist’s engagement with consumerist iconography and fine art of the post-war period. Although Schifano is affiliated with the ascension of a global Pop art, his approach was fundamentally distinct from that of his American contemporaries including Roy Lichtenstein and Andy Warhol. Although Coca-Cola came to symbolise an aggressive capitalism, the rise of Communism in the aftermath of World War II presented an alternative polemic. Within this context, Schifano’s use of the logo points to a complicated politics, and the expressive colour and fragmented text underscore the shifting associations that Coca-Cola connotes.
Post Lot Text
This work is registered in the Archivio Mario Schifano, Rome, under number and is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity.

Artist's Resale Right Regulations 2006 apply to this lot. You must pay us an extra amount equal to the resale royalty and we will pay the royalty to the appropriate authority. Please see the Conditions of Sale for further information.