A rare opportunity to collect a vintage screenprint on paper titled "MAO 1974" by famed artist Andy Warhol. Signed in felt tip pen on the bottom right. Copyright on the left side with gallery exhibition information on the right side. MAO 1974 was published for a Warhol exhibition at the Musee Galleria in Paris, France in 1974. Andy Warhol hand-signed one hundred prints from this edition. In this screenprint, Warhol melded his signature Pop Art style with totalitarian propaganda to address the cult of personality surrounding the Chinese ruler Mao Zedong. From a private collection in France. Dimensions: 40"h x 29.5"w (unframed). In good vintage condition with slight creases, some minor stains and discoloration on the margins. Image is vibrant and clean. See photos for reference. Andy Warhol (1928-1987) was an American visual artist, film director, and producer who was a leading figure in the visual art movement known as pop art. His works explore the relationship between artistic expression, advertising, and celebrity culture that flourished by the 1960s, and span a variety of media, including painting, silkscreening, photography, film, and sculpture. Some of his best-known works include the silkscreen paintings Campbell's Soup Cans (1962) and Marilyn Diptych (1962), the experimental films Empire (1964) and Chelsea Girls (1966), and the multimedia events known as the Exploding Plastic Inevitable (1966-67). Today, Warhol's art can be viewed in countless museums and the value of Andy Warhol's work has been on an endless upward trajectory since his death in 1987. In May 2022, Shot Sage Blue Marilyn (1964) sold for $195 million at Christie's, becoming the most expensive American artwork sold at auction.

40 x 29.5 x 0.01 in