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.95) is a key work within Warhol’s Mao portfolio, demonstrating how the artist applied the same silkscreen logic to political figures as he had to cultural...
Mao (F & S II.95) is a key work within Warhol’s Mao portfolio, demonstrating how the artist applied the same silkscreen logic to political figures as he had to cultural celebrities. The source image, selected not for individuality but for ubiquity, becomes a canvas for aesthetic variation and conceptual inquiry. Warhol’s dispassionate treatment of Mao underlines his core principle: that all images, whether of soup cans or state leaders, are equally susceptible to commodification. Available only as part of the full ten-print portfolio, this work is in excellent condition and fully authenticated by Coskun Fine Art.
Provenance
Printer: Styria Studio, Inc., New York
Publisher: Castelli Graphics and Multiples, Inc., New York