Live Auction 2315Post-War and Contemporary Art Morning Session Including Works from the Collection of Michael Crichton
Christie’s roundel
Lot 195

Andy Warhol (1928-1987)

Double One Dollar Bills

Closed12 May 2010

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USD 578,500

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Andy Warhol (1928-1987)
Double One Dollar Bills
signed, inscribed and dated 'Andy Warhol 62 to todd B.' (on the reverse); signed again twice and dated again 'Andy Warhol 62' (on the left and right turning edges)
synthetic polymer and silkscreen inks on canvas
20 x 16 in. (50.8 x 40.6 cm.)
Painted in 1962.

Todd Brassner, New York, gift from the artist
Anon. sale; Sotheby's, London, 30 June 1977
Private collection, Japan, 1970s
Acquired from the above by the present owner

Specialist note

"American money is very 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" (A. Warhol, The Philosophy of Andy Warhol: From A to B and back again, San Diego, New York & London, 1977, p. 137).