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.97) forms part of Warhol’s critical intervention into global media imagery. The Mao prints were created during a time of increased Western awareness of China’s Cultural...
Mao (F & S II.97) forms part of Warhol’s critical intervention into global media imagery. The Mao prints were created during a time of increased Western awareness of China’s Cultural Revolution, yet Warhol’s portrayal is stripped of political judgement. Instead, the print presents Mao as an image detached from meaning, one that can be replicated and recontextualised like any other. This conceptual neutrality was central to Warhol’s practice. Available only as part of the complete ten-print Mao portfolio, this edition is presented by Coskun Fine Art in excellent condition, with authentication and provenance provided.
Provenance
Printer: Styria Studio, Inc., New York
Publisher: Castelli Graphics and Multiples, Inc., New York