Groupe de gravure de l'Académie centrale des Beaux-Arts - Bombarder le quartier général - 1960s

China – Mao Zedong – “Bombard the Headquarters” – Propaganda poster – 1968

Description

Chinese propaganda poster dated September 1968, during the Cultural Revolution.

It depicts Mao Zedong in front of a large red map of China, in a graphic composition very characteristic of the era, dominated by red, black and ochre.

The Chinese title “炮打司令部” can be translated as “Bombard the Headquarters” (Bombard the Headquarters), a famous expression associated with Mao and the Cultural Revolution.

At the bottom of the poster is the inscription 中央美术学院版画组 – 一九六八年九月, indicating the Print Group of the Central Academy of Fine Arts and the date September 1968.

Dimensions: 76 × 52 cm.

Excellent overall condition for its age, with a few slight marks and signs of aging visible in the photographs. The colors remain particularly strong.

A beautiful collectible piece for fans of old Chinese posters, propaganda art and the history of 20th-century China.

Sold as photographed, which are an integral part of the description.