Dollar Sign

Details

Andy Warhol (1928-1987)
Dollar Sign
signed and dated 'Andy Warhol 81' (on the overlap)
acrylic and silkscreen ink on canvas
20 x 16 in. (50.8 x 40.6 cm.)
Painted in 1981.

Provenance

Jeffrey Warhola, Pittsburgh, acquired directly from the artist
His sale; Christie’s, New York, 10 May 2006, lot 187
Private collection, Sweden
Paul Kasmin Gallery, New York
Private collection, Los Angeles
Acquired from the above by the present owner

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Lot Essay

I like money on the wall. Say you were going to buy a $200,000 painting. I think you should take that money, tie it up and hang it on the wall. Then when someone visited you, the first thing they would see is the money on the wall.
—Andy Warhol

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