Andy Warhol 1928-1987
Mao , 1972
From the portfolio of ten screenprints on Becket High White paper
36 x 36 inches (91.4 x 91.4 cm).
250 signed in ball-point pen and numbered with a rubber stamp on verso. There are 50 AP signed and numbered in pencil on verso; some signed and numbered in ball-point pen.
Mao, (F & S II.93) continues Warhol’s incisive engagement with Mao’s official portrait—an image that was both omnipresent in China and emblematic of authoritarian control. By repurposing this symbol through...
Mao, (F & S II.93) continues Warhol’s incisive engagement with Mao’s official portrait—an image that was both omnipresent in China and emblematic of authoritarian control. By repurposing this symbol through silkscreen printing, Warhol dilutes its ideological power and reframes it within Western consumer aesthetics. This deliberate act of visual recontextualisation reflects Warhol’s broader concern with how power is constructed and disseminated via repeated imagery. Part of a complete set of ten prints from the Mao series, this edition is offered in excellent condition by Coskun Fine Art, with full provenance and authentication provided.
Provenance
Printer: Styria Studio, Inc., New York
Publisher: Castelli Graphics and Multiples, Inc., New York