Live Auction 18977Post-War & Contemporary Art Day Sale
Andy Warhol (1928-1987)
Lot 124

Andy Warhol (1928-1987)

Dollar Sign

Closed7 October 2020

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USD 450,000

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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.

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

Specialist note


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