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Andy Warhol: "Mao, 1989." Limited edition of 2000 for an exhibition at the Whitney Museum.
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Andy Warhol: "Mao, 1989."
Limited edition of 2000 for an exhibition at the Whitney Museum American Art in Milan, Italy. Offset lithograph.
Andy Warhol modeled his now iconic portraits of Mao Zedong after the official state portrait of the Chinese Communist leader. Using screen printing, Warhol was able to create many versions of the portrait, changing only the color palette. Warhol's Mao transformed a serious portrait of a world leader into a provocatively playful and colorful image, with Mao wearing eye shadow, blush or lipstick in some versions. It was Warhol's regular dealer, Bruno Bischofberger, who first suggested he do a portrait of the most important figure of the 20th century. Warhol was fascinated by fame and celebrity culture and had recently read in Life magazine that Mao Zedong was the most famous person in the world. Mao is one of Warhol's most popular portraits: The auction record for the work is $47.5 million, sold at Sotheby's in 2015.
Never been framed and has been kept in dark archival storage among protective acid-free paper. The totos shown are part of the description, the frame(size) shown are for illustration purposes and is not included. This artwork is carefully securely packaged and shipped in protective acid-free paper. If you have any questions please contact me by sending a message.
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ConditionExcellentColorsMulti ColorMaterialOtherNumber of items1OrientationPortraitArt sizeMediumHeight84 cmWidth68 cmDepth1 cm
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Sittard, NetherlandsOn Whoppah since July 2024 • 143 sales