Mao Zedong-inspired landscape painting, sold by artist Li Keran for 80 yuan four decades ago, fetches 184 million yuan at auction. Reading Time: 1 minute. Why you can trust SCMP.

The imposing portrait of Mao Zedong that looms over Tiananmen Square is one of China’s most instantly recognizable images. However, not many people know the stories behind that iconic painting.

Inside the studio of the reclusive Ge Xiaoguang, who paints the iconic portrait of Mao Zedong displayed in Tienanmen Square "It is not just a painting," the University of Chicago art historian Wu ...

Chinese communist leader Mao Zedong's painting by American pop artist Andy Warhol has been auctioned at Sotheby's in London for a whopping 7.6 million pounds, 18 times more than the price paid ...

Today marks the 110th Anniversary of the birth of late Chinese leader Mao Zedong. In Beijing, there is an ongoing art exhibition of the works of Wei Chuyu to mark this great day. Today marks the ...

Mao Zedong statue. Photo: Art Daily. Sarah Cascone January 8, 2016 Share Share This Article. Mao Zedong statue. Photo: China Foto Press, via Getty Images.

A calligraphy scroll by Mao Zedong has been found cut in half after it was stolen from a collector’s apartment in a high-profile Hong Kong burglary last month. Estimated to be worth HK$2.3bn ...

People take snap shots next to China's late leader Mao Zedong painting by American artist Andy Warhol as they visit an exhibition titled Eye to Eye which showcases over 120 works by modern world ...

STORY: China Censors Andy Warhol’s Mao Zedong Works in Major Exhibition The plan is to the have the 30 million yuan ($4.9 million) project ready for Dec. 26, the 120th anniversary of Mao’s ...