Andy Warhol
Mao , 1973 (Executed)
Lot #209 |
2026-04-27 |
Sotheby's, New York
Contemporary Day Auction
Category:
Painting
Estimate:
USD 800,000 - 1,200,000 (currency of sale)
Price Sold:
Auction Details
Auction house: Sotheby's
Auction number: N12129
Auction name: Contemporary Day Auction
Auction type: Fine Art
Location: New York
Start date: 2026-04-27
End date: 2026-05-15
Currency: USD
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Lot Description
Details
Genre: Contemporary Art
Department: Painting & Works on Paper
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Dimensions: 12 by 10 in. 30.5 by 25.4 cm.
Item measurements:
Height In Centimeters:
30.5
Width In Centimeters:
25.4
Height In Inches:
12
Width In Inches:
10
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Year notes: Executed in 1973.
Provenance
Leo Castelli Gallery, New York Knoedler & Company, New York Christie's London, 30 June 1981, lot 201 Galerie 1900-2000, Paris Dr. Rui Morales. Madrid (acquired from the above circa 1988) Galeria El Coleccionista, Madrid Christie's New York, 12 May 2004, lot 188 Mitchell-Innes & Nash, New York Acquired from the above in December 2005 by the present owner
Exhibited
Paris, Galerie 1900-2000, Pop Art , February - March 1988, no. 28, illustrated in color
Literature
Neil Printz and Sally King-Nero, eds., The Andy Warhol Catalogue Raisonné Volume 03: Paintings and Sculptures 1970-1974 , New York 2010, no. 2406, pp. 239, illustrated in color and p. 259
Catalog summary
Radiant Forms: Works from a Distinguished Private Collection Andy Warhol 1928 - 1987 Mao signed and dated 1973 (on the overlap) acrylic and silkscreen ink on canvas 12 by 10 in. 30.5 by 25.4 cm. Executed in 1973. Provenance Leo Castelli Gallery, New York Knoedler & Company, New York Christie's London, 30 June 1981, lot 201 Galerie 1900-2000, Paris Dr. Rui Morales. Madrid (acquired from the above circa 1988) Galeria El Coleccionista, Madrid Christie's New York, 12 May 2004, lot 188 Mitchell-Innes & Nash, New York Acquired from the above in December 2005 by the present owner Exhibited Paris, Galerie 1900-2000, Pop Art , February - March 1988, no. 28, illustrated in color Literature Neil Printz and Sally King-Nero, eds., The Andy Warhol Catalogue Raisonné Volume 03: Paintings and Sculptures 1970-1974 , New York 2010, no. 2406, pp. 239, illustrated in color and p. 259