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Dollar Sign 9 (F. & S. II.286) - Signed Print by Andy Warhol 1982 - MyArtBroker

Dollar Sign 9 (F. & S. II.286)
Signed Print

Andy Warhol

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Medium: Screenprint

Edition size: 35

Year: 1982

Size: H 102cm x W 81cm

Signed: Yes

Format: Signed Print

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The value of Andy Warhol’s Dollar Sign 9 (F. & S. II.286) (signed) is estimated to be worth between £130,000 and £190,000. This screenprint, created in 1982, has shown consistent value growth, with an auction history of five total sales since its entry to the market in April 2001. The edition size of this artwork is limited to 35.

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Auction Results

Auction DateAuction HouseLocation
Hammer Price
Return to Seller
Buyer Paid
November 2018Freeman's United States
October 2016Sotheby's New York United States
March 2012Christie's London United Kingdom
October 2008Christie's London United Kingdom
April 2001Christie's New York United States

Meaning & Analysis

Dollar Sign 9 (F. & S. II. 286) is part of the Dollar Sign series. This is one of Warhol’s most famous series which takes the US currency as its source of inspiration. Produced during the commercial and material boom of the Raegan era, this series exemplifies Warhol’s ability to identify the cultural zeitgeist. By painting money, Warhol not only responds to the commercialism that came to define 1980s America, but he also captures his keen interest in money and wealth, linked intimately to his fascination with celebrity culture. Unlike other print series like Campbell’s Soup or Ads, in which Warhol takes and appropriates pre-existing images, with this series, Warhol drew the dollar sign from scratch. The artist drafted countless dollar signs before deciding on one that was suitable for the series.

By painting a symbol of money, Warhol shamelessly exposes the business of art as a commodity, making an explicit link between the money gained from a work of art and the work of art itself. In this print, Warhol experiments with colour, sketched shading and gestural lines. In doing this, he transforms the international symbol of US currency into a 20th century icon of Pop Art.

  • Andy Warhol was a leading figure of the Pop Art movement and is often considered the father of Pop Art. Born in 1928, Warhol allowed cultural references of the 20th century to drive his work. From the depiction of glamorous public figures, such as Marilyn Monroe, to the everyday Campbell’s Soup Can, the artist challenged what was considered art by blurring the boundaries between high art and mass consumerism. Warhol's preferred screen printing technique further reiterated his obsession with mass culture, enabling art to be seen as somewhat of a commodity through the reproduced images in multiple colour ways.

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