Mao

Color screen print on Becket High White wove paper, realized by Warhol in 1972.

Verso hand signed by the Artist in pen, as well as with the stamp numbering and the stamp "Copyright @Andy Warhol 1972 / Printed at Styria Studio Inc."

Edition of 34/250.

Excellent condition, with traces of old mounting on the reverse

Published by Castelli Graphics and Multiples, Inc., New York, and printed by Styria Studio, Inc., New York

Ref. Feldman/Schellman/Defendi II.95

Prov. Galerie Simon Studer, Geneva; Galerie Kornfeld, Bern.

This striking portrait of Chairman Mao is part of Warhol’s celebrated Mao series, created in 1972 in response to President Nixon’s historic visit to China. Drawing inspiration from the ubiquitous state-commissioned portrait of Mao Zedong, Warhol transforms the image with his bold Pop Art vocabulary, layering vivid color fields with graphic flourishes in crayon-like black strokes. The fusion of political iconography and consumerist aesthetics exemplifies Warhol’s ability to blur boundaries between propaganda, celebrity, and fine art.

Examples from this edition are held in major public collections, including The Museum of Modern Art, New York, and the Tate, London.