The World's Largest Modern & Contemporary Prints & Editions Platform
Mao (F. & S. II.90) - Signed Print by Andy Warhol 1972 - MyArtBroker

Mao (F. & S. II.90)
Signed Print

Andy Warhol

£28,000-£40,000Value Indicator

$60,000-$80,000 Value Indicator

$50,000-$70,000 Value Indicator

¥260,000-¥370,000 Value Indicator

35,000-50,000 Value Indicator

$270,000-$390,000 Value Indicator

¥5,360,000-¥7,660,000 Value Indicator

$35,000-$50,000 Value Indicator

1% AAGR

AAGR (5 years) This estimate blends recent public auction records with our own private sale data and network demand.

There aren't enough data points on this work for a comprehensive result. Please speak to a specialist by making an enquiry.

Medium: Screenprint

Edition size: 250

Year: 1972

Size: H 91cm x W 91cm

Signed: Yes

Format: Signed Print

TradingFloor

3 in network
4 want this
Find out how Buying or Selling works.
Track this artwork in realtime

Watch artwork, manage valuations, track your portfolio and return against your collection

Track auction value trend

The value of Andy Warhol’s Mao (F. & S. II.90) is estimated to be worth between £28,000 and £40,000. This signed screenprint from 1972 has shown consistent value growth, with an average annual growth rate of 1%. This work has an auction history of 30 total sales since its entry to the market in October 1998. In the past 12 months, the average selling price was £27,784, across 3 sales. The edition size of this artwork is limited to 250.

Unlock up-to-the-minute market data on Andy Warhol's Mao (F. & S. II.90), login or create a free account today

Auction Results

Auction DateAuction HouseLocation
Hammer Price
Return to Seller
Buyer Paid
October 2024Bonhams Los Angeles United States
September 2024Christie's London United Kingdom
June 2024Phillips London United Kingdom
June 2023Van Ham Fine Art Auctions Germany
October 2022Phillips New York United States
March 2022Christie's New York United States
May 2021Cornette de Saint Cyr Brussels Belgium

Meaning & Analysis

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

More from Mao