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Andy Warhol $ Dollar Sign (FS.IIA.275) For Sale

Andy Warhol
Andy Warhol - $  Dollar Sign (FS.IIA.275), 1982, Screen print on Lenox Museum Board

$ Dollar Sign (FS.IIA.275), 1982

Screen print on Lenox Museum Board

19 3/4 × 15 5/8 in 50.2 × 39.7 cm

Edition

Edition of 60, 10 AP, 3 PP, 15 TP

Andy Warhol’s $1 (Dollar Sign), created in 1982, transforms the familiar emblem of currency into a bold emblem of art, power, and aspiration. Set against a cool, light-blue background, the composition features a dynamic dollar symbol rendered in deep black and rich green tones, layered with expressive hand-drawn marks. The print juxtaposes painterly immediacy with graphic precision, capturing the duality of Warhol’s vision — the collision between the handmade and the mass-produced, individuality and replication.Warhol’s fascination with money as both subject and symbol runs throughout his oeuvre, but in the Dollar Sign series, it becomes central and self-referential. Here, the artist turns the most literal symbol of value — the dollar — into a commentary on the commodification of art itself. The stark contrast between the vibrant aqua background and the bold black form creates a visual tension that mirrors the allure and anxiety surrounding wealth and fame in 1980s America.The gestural quality of the brushwork recalls Warhol’s early career as a commercial illustrator, reasserting his roots in drawing while maintaining the crispness of screen printing. Each work in the series varies in color palette and energy, offering collectors a unique configuration of tone and rhythm.With its restrained yet powerful palette, this version of $1 (Dollar Sign) conveys sophistication and a minimalist cool — a Pop icon distilled to its purest form. It encapsulates Warhol’s wry observation that “good business is the best art,” while inviting reflection on the cultural obsession with money, fame, and the value of art itself. For more information on Andy Warhol’s single Dollar Sign for sale, contact our galleries via the form below.

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Auction History

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