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Andy Warhol — One Dollar Bills (Backs)
Andy Warhol

One Dollar Bills (Backs)

1962

Andy Warhol's "One Dollar Bills (Backs)" employs silkscreen printing to reproduce the reverse side of American currency in a repetitive grid format, exemplifying his fascination with mass production and consumer culture. By elevating a mundane economic symbol to fine art through mechanical reproduction, Warhol challenges traditional notions of artistic originality and questions the distinction between commercial imagery and high art. The work reflects his broader Pop Art practice of appropriating everyday objects and mass media to create compelling visual commentary on American capitalism.

Medium
silkscreen ink on linen

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Modern & Contemporary Art Day Sale, Morning Session

November 20, 2024

Lot 69

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Andy Warhol, One Dollar Bills (Backs), 1962

Andy Warhol's "One Dollar Bills (Backs)" employs silkscreen printing to reproduce the reverse side of American currency in a repetitive grid format, exemplifying his fascination with mass production and consumer culture. By elevating a mundane economic symbol to fine art through mechanical reproduction, Warhol challenges traditional notions of artistic originality and questions the distinction between commercial imagery and high art. The work reflects his broader Pop Art practice of appropriating everyday objects and mass media to create compelling visual commentary on American capitalism.

Medium
silkscreen ink on linen
Year
1962
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

currency and money, 20th Century, serialization, deadpan and ironic, Mass Production Aesthetic, Commercial Imagery, American Artist, Pop Art, Silkscreen Printing, repetition and consumerism

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Collected by

Sebastián In Situ, Alex Capecelatro, Art Institute of Chicago, Sebastián Naranjo, Derek Jones, Lisa Rembrandt, Nicholas Blum, Hamilton Selway Gallery, Nick Phoenix