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.94) exemplifies Warhol’s technique of eroding the line between propaganda and popular culture. Using a portrait designed for ideological uniformity, Warhol disrupts its original purpose, transforming...
Mao (F & S II.94) exemplifies Warhol’s technique of eroding the line between propaganda and popular culture. Using a portrait designed for ideological uniformity, Warhol disrupts its original purpose, transforming it into an aesthetic object subjected to reinterpretation. The Mao series coincided with a moment of renewed Western interest in China, but Warhol’s treatment resists political commentary—instead examining how repetition itself renders all images equivalent. This screen print is part of the complete 1972 Mao portfolio and is presented in excellent condition with full authentication and documentation from Coskun Fine Art.
Provenance
Printer: Styria Studio, Inc., New York
Publisher: Castelli Graphics and Multiples, Inc., New York