$ (1). 1982.
Silkscreen in colors.
Feldman/Schellmann/Defendi IIA. 278. Signed and numbered. With the copyright stamp "ANDY WARHOL 1982“ on the reverse. From an edition fo 60 copies. On Lenox museum board. 49 x 30 cm (19.2 x 11.8 in). 50,1 x 39,7 cm (19,7 x 15,6 in).
Sheet 4 from the portfolio "$ (1)". Printed by Rupert Jasen Smith, New York (with the blindstamp). Published by Andy Warhol, New York. [AR].
• Motifs from popular culture and the world of consumerism made Andy Warhol famous.
• He even ennobled the dollar sign, a globally acknowledged icon of consumer culture.
• Like no other motif it embodies Warhol's close relationship with money and his conviction that good art can generate profits.

PROVENANCE: Barrington Gallery of London Ltd., New York.
Private collection North Rhine-Westphalia (acquired from the above in the 1990s).