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Mao by Andy Warhol

Mao, 1972

Screenprint on beckett high white paper
91.4 x 91.4 cm (35.98 x 35.98 in)
Prints & Multiples
Edition of 250
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Momentum 12M
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Last recorded sale at Swann Galleries, New York (16 May 2013)
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Past Sales
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ImageLast Sale DateTitleEdition No.Last SaleLast Sale Auction HouseLast Sale Location
May 16, 2013Mao59
Swann GalleriesNew York
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Artwork Description
Category

Prints & Multiples

Dimensions

91.4 x 91.4 cm (35.98 x 35.98 in)

Materials

screenprint on beckett high white paper

Signature

Signed in ball-point pen and blue ink and numbered 59/250 with the ink stamp, verso. Printed by Styria Studio, Inc., New York, with the ink stamp verso. Published by Castelli Graphics and Multiples, Inc., New York

Description

ANDY WARHOL

Mao .

Color screenprint on Beckett High White paper, 1972. 914x914 mm; 36x36 inches, full margins. Signed in ball-point pen and blue ink and numbered 59/250 with the ink stamp, verso. Printed by Styria Studio, Inc., New York, with the ink stamp verso. Published by Castelli Graphics and Multiples, Inc., New York. A brilliant, richly-inked impression with vibrant, fresh colors.

Warhol created the 10 different color screenprint portraits of Chinese Chairman Mao Zedong (1893-1976) following Richard Nixon's historic visit in China in 1972. He addressed the cult of personality surrounding China's renowned Premier using his signature portrait style previously reserved for mass-produced consumer products and Hollywood film stars. Famously blending the propaganda utilized to render modern totalitarian rulers and the liveliness of American, western media, these garishly colored, graffiti-like portraits of Mao helped propel Warhol toward international Pop icon status. Feldman 90.