ANDY WARHOL (American, 1928-1987)
Single Dollar Sign (F&SII.284- 1982)
Screenprint on Lenox Museum Board.
SIZE: 40″ x 32″ (101.6cm x 81.3cm)
Edition of 60, 10 AP, 3 PP, 15 TP, signed and numbered in pencil. Each print is unique.
Portfolio of six screenprints assembled in mixed variations.
Printer: Rupert Jasen Smith, New York
Publisher: Andy Warhol, New York
Provenance: Private collection, FL from Hamilton-Selway Gallery.
PRICE: on request
Andy Warhol’s Dollar Sign series, initiated in 1981, epitomizes his fascination with the intersection of art, money, and consumer culture. Warhol once remarked, “Making money is art, and working is art, and good business is the best art,” underscoring his belief that financial symbols could be as compelling as traditional artistic motifs. The vibrant, hand-drawn dollar signs, repeated in bold colors and irregular patterns, transformed a mundane icon into a provocative commentary on capitalism, branding, and value systems in contemporary society. These works have since become emblematic of Warhol’s ability to critique and celebrate consumerism simultaneously, cementing their cultural significance as a reflection of America’s fixation with wealth and materialism.
