Andy Warhol’s Dollar Sign. (click to enlarge)
The Sotheby’s October sales series of 20th Century Italian Art and Contemporary Art brought in £40.1 million, far surpassing the total for Sotheby’s equivalent sales series in October 2009 of £20 million. The sale of six paintings from the Jerry Hall Collection of art brought in £2,489,775, and exceeded pre-sale expectations of £1.5 million.
Andy Warhol’s Dollar Sign was gifted by the artist to Jerry Hall in recognition of her help with the production of his television show, Warhol TV. It sold for £217,250, far above its high estimate of £120,000-150,000