Andy Warhol $ (F & S. II 281) For Sale

  • Andy Warhol $ (F & S. II 281), Facts | History | Meaning

    Andy Warhol $ (F & S. II 281)

    Facts | History | Meaning
    Catalogue Title $ (F & S. II 281)
    Year 1982
    Size 40″ x 32″ 101.6 x 81.3 cm 
    Medium Screenprint on Lenox Museum Board
    Edition

    Edition of 35, 10 AP, 2 PP signed and numbered in pencil.
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    Warhol famously stated, “Making money is art and working is art and good business is the best art,”

    Created in 1982, Andy Warhol's Dollar Sign portfolio is a compelling exploration of consumerism, wealth, and the symbolic power of money in American culture. Warhol famously stated, “Making money is art and working is art and good business is the best art,” a sentiment that underscores his embrace of consumer culture. In this series, the dollar sign serves as both an artistic motif and a status symbol, embodying wealth, capitalism, and commercial success. By adopting this iconography, Warhol simultaneously critiqued and celebrated society's fixation on money.

    Much like his earlier works, such as the Campbell's Soup Cans or Marilyn Diptych, Warhol employs repetition to highlight the ubiquity of his subject matter. However, in contrast to the mechanical precision of his 1960s screen prints, the Dollar Sign series introduces a hand-drawn spontaneity. The outlines of the dollar signs are loose and gestural, lending the work a dynamic, almost playful quality. In doing so, Warhol transforms a universal symbol of commercialism into a commercial product itself. As he once remarked, “I like money on the wall. Say you were going to buy a painting. I think you should take that money, tie it up, and put it on the wall. Then when someone visited you, the first thing they would see is money on the wall.”
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