Andy Warhol Makes Dollar Signs

In 1961 Andy Warhol started to experiment with money creating a work of art out of the one-dollar bill. This piece recently sold for 32.8 million dollars(us). (source)

In 1981 and 1982 he revisited the theme as he did with so much of his work. It was the Regan years and culturally commercialism was being celebrated in a way that was indicative of the early eighties go-go mentality. He produced the dollar sign’s on a number of mediums often times giving them out as gifts to friends and colleagues. The theme was truly perfect for the era and he did many variations in many mediums.

The Andy Warhol Anthology of Dollar Bills

 $ 1982 | 274-279

Publisher: Andy Warhol, New York

Printer: Rupert Jasen Smith. New York

Portfolio: of six screen-prints on Lenox Museum board

Size: 19 ½ x 15 5/8

Edition 60 | 10 artists prints | 3 Printers Proofs | 15 Trial Proofs signed and numbered in pencil. Portfolios are assembled in mixed variations.

$ 1982 (Commonly referred to as 280)

Publisher: Andy Warhol, New York

Printer: Rupert Jasen Smith

Size: 20x 16

Series of one

Edition: 25 signed and numbered in pencil. Each print is unique.

$ 1982 281-282

Publisher: Andy Warhol, New York

Printer: Rupert Jasen Smith, New York

Portfolio: Two Screen Prints in quadrants of 4

Edition: 35 | 10 Artists Proofs | 2 Printers Proof | Signed and numbered in pencil. Portfolios are assembled in mixed variations.

$ 1982 283-284

Publisher: Andy Warhol, New York

Printer: Rupert Jasen Smith

Portfolio: Two Screen prints on Lenox Museum Board.  4 quadrant dollar signs.

Size: 40X32

Edition: 60 | 10 Artists proofs | 3 Printer Proofs | signed and numbered in pencil. Each print is unique.

$ 1982 285-286 9 quadrant

Publisher: Andy Warhol, New York

Printer: Rupert Jasen Smith, New York

Portfolio: Two Screen-prints on Lenox Museum Board. 9 quadrant dollar signs

Size: 40×32

Edition: 35 | 10 artists prints | 2 Printers Proofs | signed and numbered in pencil. Portfolios are assembled in mixed variations. Each print is unique.

Quotes Related to Andy Warhol’s Dollar Signs

“I like have money on the walls” Andy Warhol.