Aug 01, 2012 - Sale 2284

Sale 2284 - Lot 149

Price Realized: $ 1,440
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 1,000 - $ 1,500
DESIGNER UNKNOWN [PORTRAIT OF CHAIRMAN MAO.] 1949.
30 1/2x21 inches, 77 1/2x53 1/2 cm. The Beijing Worker's Publishing House, Beijing.
Condition B+: tear and minor loss in left margin; tears, abrasions and staining at edges; creases in margins and image. Paper.
Often considered the first official portrait of Chairman Mao following the creation of the PRC.