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Mario Schifano — Senza titolo (doppia palma)
Mario Schifano

Senza titolo (doppia palma)

1979

"Senza titolo (doppia palma)" is a diptych by Mario Schifano executed in enamel and pastel on canvas, exemplifying the Italian artist's engagement with abstraction and gestural mark making. The work's title, referring to a double palm, suggests a bipartite compositional structure that invites formal dialogue between the two canvas sections. Schifano's combination of industrial enamel with delicate pastel creates a tension between spontaneity and deliberate surface treatment characteristic of his post war practice.

Medium
enamel and pastel on canvas, diptych

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Mario Schifano, Senza titolo (doppia palma), 1979

"Senza titolo (doppia palma)" is a diptych by Mario Schifano executed in enamel and pastel on canvas, exemplifying the Italian artist's engagement with abstraction and gestural mark making. The work's title, referring to a double palm, suggests a bipartite compositional structure that invites formal dialogue between the two canvas sections. Schifano's combination of industrial enamel with delicate pastel creates a tension between spontaneity and deliberate surface treatment characteristic of his post war practice.

Medium
enamel and pastel on canvas, diptych
Year
1979
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

20th Century, Geometric Forms, Contemporary Style, Mixed Media, Conceptual Art, Italian Artist, Pop Art, Urban Aesthetic, Abstract Composition, Experimental Technique

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