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Mao (F. & S. II.99) - Signed Print by Andy Warhol 1972 - MyArtBroker

Mao (F. & S. II.99)
Signed Print

Andy Warhol

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¥280,000-¥460,000 Value Indicator

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¥5,670,000-¥9,460,000 Value Indicator

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Medium: Screenprint

Edition size: 250

Year: 1972

Size: H 91cm x W 91cm

Signed: Yes

Format: Signed Print

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The value of Andy Warhol’s Mao (F. & S. II.99) (signed) is estimated to be worth between £30,000 and £50,000. This screenprint, created in 1972, has shown consistent value growth, with an average annual growth rate of 4%. This work has an impressive auction history, having been sold 41 times at auction since its initial sale in November 1999. In the last 12 months, the hammer price has ranged from £18,871 in November 2023 to £43,206 in October 2022, with a total of 3 sales. The average annual growth rate of this work is 4%. 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
September 2024Christie's London United Kingdom
April 2024Christie's New York United States
December 2023Sotheby's New York United States
November 2023Stockholms Auction House Sweden
September 2023Phillips London United Kingdom
July 2023Sotheby's New York United States

Meaning & Analysis

Much like Warhol’s earlier screen prints of Elizabeth Taylor and Marilyn Monroe, Mao (F.& S. II.99) is rendered in bold, saturated colours that ironically transforms the powerful statesman into the Communist equivalent of a stylish 1970s pop icon. The photograph that Warhol used was taken from a publication called the Little Red Book that contained key Maoist ideologies. It was recognised to be the official image of Chairman Mao and was widely circulated as a propaganda tool of the Communist Party. Set against the backdrop of the Cold War and President Richard Nixon’s controversial visit to China to meet Chairman Mao in 1972, Warhol’s portrait is decidedly political. At odds with the original photographic image, the artist playfully shows Mao with a bright blue face, green lips and green tunic, as though to emphasise the artificiality of the image.

Not only does this destabilise the intimidating, propagandistic status that Mao tried to uphold, but Warhol reveals that this image is a piece of mass-media and consumerism. Warhol directly compares the controlled propagation of official images in communist China to the American capitalist machine of consumerism, fashion kitsch and advertising.

  • 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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