Dollar Sign (complete set)
Dollar Sign (complete set)
Signed Print
Andy Warhol
50 x 40cm, Edition of 60, Screenprint, 1982
£380,000-£570,000
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Meaning & Analysis
Andy Warhol's Dollar Sign (F. & S. II.274–279) from 1982 is a complete set of six signed screenprints, produced in an edition of 60. Featuring the American dollar symbol in a series of vibrant colour combinations, the portfolio transforms a familiar emblem of money into a bold Pop Art image. Warhol's expressive, hand-drawn outlines contrast with saturated backgrounds, reflecting his longstanding fascination with wealth, consumer culture and the relationship between art and commerce.
Created in 1982, Andy Warhol's Dollar Sign (F. & S. II.274–279) comprises six screenprints exploring one of the most recognisable symbols of American capitalism. The portfolio belongs to Warhol's wider Dollar Sign series, which revisits his fascination with money, a subject he had explored since the early 1960s through works such as his Dollar Bills paintings.
Rather than reproducing the dollar symbol as a uniform graphic, Warhol draws it with loose, expressive lines, creating an almost gestural quality. Across the six prints, overlapping outlines and contrasting combinations of pink, green, yellow, red and blue transform the familiar motif into a series of dynamic compositions. The repeated image retains its immediate recognisability, while variations in colour and line give each print a distinctive character.
The portfolio reflects Warhol's interest in the commercial value of art and the relationship between artistic production and consumer culture. By elevating a symbol associated with everyday financial transactions into the subject of a fine art print, Warhol examines the visual language of wealth and its place within American society. The series also demonstrates his ability to combine expressive drawing with mechanical screenprinting, bringing together two defining aspects of his artistic practice.
