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.91) continues Warhol’s exploration of the merging of Communist imagery and capitalist production. By using a portrait distributed for ideological conformity and subjecting it to the same aesthetic...
Mao (F&S II.91) continues Warhol’s exploration of the merging of Communist imagery and capitalist production. By using a portrait distributed for ideological conformity and subjecting it to the same aesthetic processes as commercial media, Warhol reveals a paradox in how visual culture operates under both systems. This edition reinforces the artist’s fascination with how identity and influence can be disseminated and consumed via images, regardless of their original political intent. Part of a complete 1972 set offered in excellent condition by Coskun Fine Art, with guaranteed authenticity and full documentation.
Provenance
Printer: Styria Studio, Inc., New York
Publisher: Castelli Graphics and Multiples, Inc., New York