Andy Warhol. Roll of Bills. 1962

Andy Warhol Roll of Bills 1962

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"I like money on the wall. Say you were going to buy a $200,000 painting. I think you should take that money, tie it up, and hang it on the wall." — Andy Warhol, 1975

By the early 1960s, Warhol was pursuing a reputation as a fine artist. Roll of Bills registers this transition. Its soft and expressive hatching contrasts with the simple contours of his earlier line drawings. It is at once a master drawing and an unmistakable example of Pop art—the bills are larger than life, distinctively American, mass-produced, and utterly familiar. Shortly after Warhol made this work, he abandoned drawing for over a decade.

Gallery label from Andy Warhol: Campbell's Soup Cans and Other Works, 1953–1967, April 25–October 18, 2015.
Medium
Pencil, crayon, and felt-tip pen on paper
Dimensions
40 x 30" (101.6 x 76.2 cm)
Credit
Purchase
Object number
151.1984
Copyright
© 2023 Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Department
Drawings and Prints

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