Andy Warhol, Mao, 1972

Andy Warhol, Mao, 1972. photo Philips de Pury & Co

Screenprint in colors, on Beckett High White paper, the full sheet, S. 36 x 36 in. (91.4 x 91.4 cm)  signed in ball-point pen, inscribed in pencil and stamp numbered 105/250 on the reverse (there were also 50 artist's proofs), co-published by Castelli Graphics and Multiples, Inc., New York, the sheet toned, occasional cracking in the ink (particularly at chin, to left of face and at upper left corner), mat staining on the reverse, a moisture stain at the reverse of the lower right sheet corner (only visible on the reverse), otherwise in good condition, framed.

ESTIMATE $30,000-40,000

LITERATURE Frayda Feldman and Jörg Schellmann 94

Andy Warhol, Mao, 1972. photo Philips de Pury & Co

Screenprint in colors, on Beckett High White paper, the full sheet, S. 36 x 36 in. (91.4 x 91.4 cm)  signed in blue ball-point pen and stamp numbered 125/250 on the reverse (there were also 50 artist's proofs), co-published by Castelli Graphics and Multiples, Inc., New York, the sheet toned, occasional soft handling creases (with associated cracking in the inks), a crack in the inks at lower right and center left, a few areas of thinned varnish in the pinks at the sheet edges (with associated minor ink loss in an area at left), a few spots of soiling at upper sheet, skinning at the reverse of the sheet edges (slightly affecting the signature at A), otherwise in good condition, framed.

ESTIMATE $25,000-35,000

LITERATURE Frayda Feldman and Jörg Schellmann 91

Andy Warhol, Mao, 1972. photo Philips de Pury & Co

Screenprint in colors, on Beckett High White paper, the full sheet,  S. 35 1/2 x 35 1/2 in. (90.2 x 90.2 cm)  stamp numbered 35/250 (there were also 50 artist's proofs), published by Castelli Graphics and Multiples, Inc., New York, the sheet toned, heavily restored in upper image area, moisture staining in the corners (affecting the signature and numbering, touched-in), occasional soft creases (with associated cracking in the inks, particularly at upper right), mat staining along the reverse of the sheet edges, tape remains on the reverse (affecting the numbering), framed.

ESTIMATE $12,000-18,000

LITERATURE Frayda Feldman and Jörg Schellmann 99

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