A classic Andy Warhol portrait of former Chinese leader Mao Zedong fetched $12.7 million at auction in Hong Kong

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A great Andy Warhol depiction of past Chinese pioneer Mao Zedong brought $12.7 million at the arrangement in Hong Kong on Sunday, Sotheby’s said — well shy of the top gage of more than $15 million.

The offer of the 1973 screen print by the shocking US pop gifted specialist pulled in a lot of thought before going under the sledge in the semi-free city attributable to affectability about any utilization of Mao’s photograph in China.

The top course of action regard gage of more than $15 million was the most bewildering the closeout house had ever looked for a work of art in Asia. The character of the purchaser was not discharged.

Sotheby’s had depicted the occasion as the basic “objective” offer of Western contemporary craftsmanship in Hong Kong, which was offered back to China by Britain in 1997.

Regardless, while purchasers from region China have made enormous market clout, Warhol’s photographs of Mao have drawn trade there.

A basic going to study of his works removed photos of the past pioneer when it go by Shanghai and Beijing in 2013.

Mao’s legacy as Communist China’s setting up father makes him unbreakable from master assertion commemorating the get-together’s decision validness, and his gigantic picture still neglects incredible Tiananmen Square and shows up on Chinese banknotes.

However his false impressions, for example, appalling cash related philosophies blamed for mass starvation and the political witch seeks after of the 1966-76 “Social Revolution”, left an astringent trailing sensation and diagrams of him, all things considered, remain completely controlled.


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