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Mao (F. & S. II.91) - Signed Print by Andy Warhol 1972 - MyArtBroker

Mao (F. & S. II.91)
Signed Print

Andy Warhol

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92 x 92cm, Edition of 250, Screenprint

Medium: Screenprint

Edition size: 250

Year: 1972

Size: H 92cm x W 92cm

Signed: Yes

Format: Signed Print

Last Auction: June 2025

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Auction Date
Auction House
Location
Return to Seller
Hammer Price
Buyer Paid
June 2025
Phillips London
United Kingdom
£23,800
£28,000
£35,560
April 2025
Sotheby's New York
United States
September 2024
Phillips London
United Kingdom
April 2024
Sotheby's New York
United States
December 2023
Sotheby's New York
United States
October 2023
Christie's New York
United States
October 2022
Phillips New York
United States
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The value of Andy Warhol's Mao (F. & S. II.91) (signed) is estimated to be worth between £29,000 and £45,000. Over the past 12 months, the average selling price was £26,402, across a total of 3 sales. In the last five years, the hammer price has varied from £23,096 in October 2023 to £43,763 in September 2022. This artwork has shown consistent value growth, with an average annual growth rate of 3%. This screenprint has an auction history of 30 total sales since its entry to the market in November 1998. The edition size of this artwork is limited to 250.

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Meaning & Analysis

Warhol’s use of colour in Mao (F. & S. II.91) works within the aesthetic of Western kitsch and alludes to the appearance of makeup on Mao’s face. Baby pink is added to enhance the lips of the statesman and his darkly coloured mole is reminiscent of Marylin Monroe’s beauty mark. In the suggestion of makeup and use of fluorescent colours, Warhol makes a statement on the false veneer that the original propaganda image attempts to portray and at the same time revitalises Chairman Mao as an unlikely Pop icon to be distributed as an image in the mass-media.

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.

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