Mao (F. & S. II.125A)
Mao (F. & S. II.125A)
Signed Print
Andy Warhol
£4,500-£7,000Value Indicator
$9,500-$14,500 Value Indicator
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¥45,000-¥70,000 Value Indicator
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¥900,000-¥1,390,000 Value Indicator
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97 x 94cm, Edition of 100, Screenprint
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Meaning & Analysis
Mao (F. & S. II.125A) is a screen print by the Father of Pop art, Andy Warhol. Released in 1974 in an edition of 100, this print features a striking portrait of the Chinese communist leader Chairman Mao Zedong. This print follows on from Warhol's 1972 series, Mao, where he released ten screen prints of the chairman in various colourways.
Relying on his typical method of screen printing with the aim of mass-production, Warhol reflects the wide distribution of Mao’s image in communist China whilst also comparing this to the obsessive production of mass-media images in capitalist America. The result is a humorous social commentary on these opposing systems of power during the political tensions of the Cold War.
Andy Warhol was a leading figure of the Pop Art movement and is often considered the father of Pop Art. Born in 1928, Warhol allowed cultural references of the 20th century to drive his work. From the depiction of glamorous public figures, such as Marilyn Monroe, to the everyday Campbell’s Soup Can, the artist challenged what was considered art by blurring the boundaries between high art and mass consumerism. Warhol's preferred screen printing technique further reiterated his obsession with mass culture, enabling art to be seen as somewhat of a commodity through the reproduced images in multiple colour ways.
