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Red Lenin

Andy Warhol

Red Lenin

1987

Full-color screen print / Arches 88 paper, smooth grain

39.4 × 29.4 cm

Ed. / 120 + 24 AP

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About the artwork

Created in 1987, *Red Lenin* belongs to Andy Warhol’s final creative period and is one of the most iconic political series of his career. By depicting Vladimir Lenin in an extremely vivid and artificial color palette, Warhol subverts the iconography of the Soviet revolutionary leader into a pop image, transforming a historical and ideological figure into a media and graphic object. The intense red of the background reinforces the image’s propagandistic dimension while evoking the visual codes of Soviet communism. As is often the case with Warhol, the silkscreen technique creates a tension between aesthetic fascination, mass culture, and a critique of power.

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’s late works devoted to political figures continue to attract sustained interest on the international market, particularly the series featuring Mao, Lenin, and symbols of power. *Red Lenin* is especially sought after for the power of its image, its relative rarity, and its historical significance within the artist’s body of work. Copies from this limited edition that are in good condition appeal to both Pop Art collectors and enthusiasts of politically engaged art from the 1980s. The combination of immediate visual impact and museum-quality significance helps maintain strong demand for this series.

About the artist

Born in Pennsylvania to Eastern European parents, Andy Warhol (1928 - 1987) is a major figure in American pop art. A multidisciplinary artist, he was equally at home in painting, sculpture, the literary arts and film. He began his career as an advertising graphic designer for leading fashion magazines, and through this door he entered the world of consumerism. In his art, he reuses the codes he has learned, developing bright colors, silkscreening, repetition and his fascination with images. Exhibited in major museums such as the MOMA, the MET, the Centre Georges Pompidou, etc., his work is sought-after and collected worldwide, making him the 3rd most quantitatively sold artist in the United States in 2023 according to the Artprice report. Some of his works were recently featured in the "Basquiat × Warhol, à quatre mains" exhibition at the Fondation Louis Vuitton in 2023.

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