Andy Warhol, Dollar (F. & S. IIA.274-279)

• 1982
• Screen print on paper
• Edition of 60
• Signed by the artist
• 109cm x 74cm

Andy Warhol's Dollar Signs series, created in the early 1980s, explores themes of consumerism, wealth, and the commodification of art and money. Using his signature silk-screening technique, Warhol magnifies and isolates the dollar sign as a bold, stylized motif, rendered in vibrant colors against monochromatic backgrounds. Through repetition and variation, he reflects on mass media's influence and the omnipresence of financial symbols in society. By transforming this common emblem into an object of artistic contemplation, Warhol questions the intersection of art and commerce, highlighting the societal obsession with wealth and materialism while elevating everyday imagery into high art.