Mario Schifano (1934 - 1998) Untitled, 1983 Acrylic and enamel on canvas 50 x 70 cm Signature: 'Schifano', on verso Other inscriptions: in pencil, on the back of the frame, '16/78' Distinctive elements: on the frame stamping of the dimensions and indication of the producer Provenance: Galleria de' Foscherari, Bologna (until 22 May 1990); Banca Popolare di Asolo e Montebelluna; Veneto Banca Holding; Veneto Banca SpA in LCA Bibliography: Goldin M., Bonito Oliva A., "Schifano Opere 1957-1997", Conegliano exhibition catalogue, Milan, 1998; Aa. Vv., "Mario Schifano", exhibition catalogue, Rome, ex Peroni establishment, 2001 - 2002, Milan, 2001; S. Pegoraro, edited by, "Mario Schifano. Il colore e la luce", catalogue of the Castelbasso exhibition, 16 July-27 August 2006, Castelbasso, 2006 Certificates: Mario Schifano Archive Certificate of 3 November 2021 Conservation status. Support: 85% (vertical tear of about 7.4 cm on the right-hand band, with suture marks) Conservation status. Surface: 95% The work belongs to the "Acerbo" series, the famous cycle inaugurated in the 1980s, in which Schifano reinterprets the classical theme of still life by breaking up and dissolving its forms with the filamentous and material stroke of acrylic.