Lot 188
  • 188

Andy Warhol

Estimate
200,000 - 300,000 USD
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Description

  • Andy Warhol
  • Dollar Sign
  • signed and dated 81 on the overlap
  • acrylic and silkscreen ink on canvas
  • 20 by 16 in. 50.8 by 40.6 cm.
  • Executed in 1981, this work is stamped by the Andy Warhol Art Authentication Board, Inc. and numbered A117.091 on the overlap.

Provenance

Private Collection, Cincinnati (acquired directly from the artist)
Gift of the above to the present owner

Condition

This work is in very good condition overall. There is evidence of very light wear and handling at the edges. There is also a faint stretcher bar impression visible in the upper left corner of the painting. Under ultra violet light inspection, there is no evidence of restoration. Unframed.
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Catalogue Note

"American money is well-designed really. I like it better than any other kind of money. I've thrown it in the East River just by the Staten Island Ferry just to see it float." – Andy Warhol