Andy Warhol (1928-1987)

Dollar Sign

Details

Andy Warhol (1928-1987)
Dollar Sign
signed and dated 'andy warhol 1981' (on the overlap)
synthetic polymer and silkscreen inks on canvas
90 1/8 x 70in. (229 x 178cm.)
Executed in 1981

Provenance

Alexandre Iolas Gallery, New York
Lazaros Poulitis, Athens
Acquired directly from the above by the present owner

Lot Essay

As Andy Warhol said in his Philosophy book: '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'.

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