Andy Warhol, $ (4), from Dollar Sign, 1982 |
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| Artist: | Andy Warhol (1928 - 1987) |
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| Title: | Dollar Sign Quad ($4), 1982 |
| Reference: | FS II 281-282 |
| Series: | Dollar Sign, 1982 |
| Medium: | Color Screenprint on Lenox Museum Board |
| Image Size: | 40 in x 32 in (101.6 cm × 81.3 cm) |
| Sheet Size: | 40 in x 32 in (101.6 cm × 81.3 cm) |
| Framed Size: | 45 1/2 in x 37 1/4 in (115.57 cm x 94.62 cm) |
| Edition: | A unique work inscribed numbered from the edition of 35 (each screenprint is unique); published by Andy Warhol, New York; printed by Rupert Jasen Smith, New York. |
| Signature: | This work is hand-signed by Andy Warhol (Pittsburgh, 1928 – New York, 1987) in the lower right. |
| ID # | w-8880 |
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$195,000
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Andy Warhol Dollar Sign $ (4), 1982 further addresses his fascination with mass consumption in this series of $, specifically with the iconography of the dollar symbol itself.
This phenomenal complete set of screen prints exemplifies Warhol's playfulness with line and color, which he utilizes to add depth to his work. The four dollar signs, each consisting of three colors, are arranged in a rectangular formation and appear to pop out at the viewer. In this work, a Black background is covered with crimson, cyan, orange and yellow dollar signs. Warhol here makes a fearless statement, for he blatantly acknowledges that money is art, and art is money.
Created in 1982, Andy Warhol $ (4), from Dollar Sign, 1982, is a unique color screen print on Lenox museum board is hand-signed by Andy Warhol (Pennsylvania, 1928 - New York, 1987) in pencil in the lower right. A unique color variant, numbered from the edition of 35; each color screenprint from this edition is unique. This work was printed by Rupert Jasen Smith, New York and published by Andy Warhol, New York.
Catalogue Raisonné & COA:
Andy Warhol $ (4), from Dollar Sign, 1982 is fully documented and referenced in the below catalogue raisonnés and texts (copies will be enclosed as added documentation with the invoices that will accompany the sale of the work).
1. Feldman, Frayda and Jörg Schellmann. Andy Warhol Prints: A Catalogue Raisonné 1962 – 1987, 4th Ed. New York: Distributed Art Publishers, Inc.: 2003. Andy Warhol Dollar Sign Quad ($4), 1982, other variants are listed and illustrated as catalogue raisonné no. II. 281-282 on pg. 127 and 176.
2. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany this our Andy Warhol $ (4), from Dollar Sign, 1982.
About the Framing:
Framed to museum-grade, conservation standards, Andy Warhol $ (4), from Dollar Sign, 1982, presented in a complementary moulding and finished with silk-wrapped mats and optical grade Plexiglas
Subject Matter: $76k+ Contemporary