1972 Andy Warhol "Mao" Screenprint

American artist Andy Warhol (1928-1987) is considered the figurehead of the Pop Art movement in the United States.

Warhol's "Mao" (1973) series used silkscreened portraits of the Chinese Communist leader Mao Zedong (1893-1976) to draw similarities between Western consumer idolatry and Communist propaganda.

This 1972 Warhol "Mao" screenprint is printed in colours, from the portfolio of ten, on Beckett high White paper. Signed in ball point pen and numbered from the edition of 250 on the verso. Printed by Styria Studio, New York, published by Castelli Graphics and Multiples Inc., New York.

Measures 914 x 914mm and has been mounted and framed.

On a par with both Warhol's "Marilyn" and "Elizabeth Taylor" series, "Mao" is a truly iconic piece from the 20th century.