Histoire, Politics

Original Chinese poster of the Cultural Revolution dated 1968, representing a young tractor driver working enthusiastically under the protective gaze of Mao Zedong, whose radiant portrait dominates the composition. This iconography celebrates the role of youth, women and agricultural work in the construction of socialist China. The work is printed in red and black on fine vintage paper using popular propaganda techniques used during the Cultural Revolution. The graphic style, very characteristic of the 1960s, combines socialist realism, exaltation of collective work and the cult of Mao’s personality. State : good general state of conservation for a popular poster from this period. Presence of original horizontal storage folds, slight traces of time and small marks of use consistent with th.

Authentic Chinese propaganda poster printed during the Cultural Revolution, illustrating one of Mao Zedong’s most famous slogans. This iconography is characteristic of the large posters distributed at the end of the 1960s, at the height of the Cultural Revolution, when People’s China was preparing the population for possible conflict while exalting agricultural work and Maoist ideology. The poster is printed in red and black on vintage paper. The back reveals the normal transparency of the printing. Historical piece that has become highly sought after by collectors of political propaganda, Cold War history, Asian graphic art and original documents from Mao’s China. Condition consistent with the photographs with folds from old storage, small marginal wear and three signs of tears in the lef.

This particularly expressive composition represents a young fighter kissing the red flag before going into battle. Above the scene is the Russian slogan: The poster combines visual elements of the Soviet Red Army with Chinese inscriptions, demonstrating the influence of Soviet revolutionary aesthetics on certain Chinese propaganda productions of the 20th century. The printing uses only red and black, the emblematic colors of communist propaganda, creating a particularly strong and immediately identifiable image. Chinese inscriptions indicate that this is a commemorative poster dedicated to the Soviet Union and World War II. This piece today constitutes an interesting historical document for collectors of political posters, revolutionary propaganda, military history or objects linked to pop.