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Mao (F. & S. II.94) - Signed Print by Andy Warhol 1972 - MyArtBroker

Mao (F. & S. II.94)
Signed Print

Andy Warhol

£23,000-£35,000Value Indicator

$50,000-$70,000 Value Indicator

$40,000-$60,000 Value Indicator

¥220,000-¥330,000 Value Indicator

26,000-40,000 Value Indicator

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¥4,310,000-¥6,550,000 Value Indicator

$30,000-$45,000 Value Indicator

-6% AAGR

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Medium: Screenprint

Edition size: 250

Year: 1972

Size: H 89cm x W 89cm

Signed: Yes

Format: Signed Print

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The value of Andy Warhol’s Mao (F. & S. II.94) (signed) is estimated to be worth between £23,000 and £35,000. This screenprint has shown consistent value growth and has an auction history of 26 total sales since its entry to the market on 13th December 1999. In the last 12 months, the average selling price was £26,000, across 1 total sale. Over the past five years, the hammer price has varied from £17,301 in May 2023 to £42,123 in March 2022. The average annual growth rate of this artwork is -6%. The edition size of this artwork is limited to 250.

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Auction Results

Auction DateAuction HouseLocation
Hammer Price
Return to Seller
Buyer Paid
September 2024Phillips London United Kingdom
May 2023SBI Art Auction Japan
March 2023Sotheby's Online United Kingdom
September 2022Christie's London United Kingdom
April 2022Doyle Auctioneers & Appraisers United States
March 2022Christie's New York United States
November 2021Palm Beach Modern Auctions United States

Meaning & Analysis

Warhol’s use of colour in this Mao print works within the aesthetic of Western kitsch and alludes to the appearance of makeup on Mao’s face. Light 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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