Description

This striking and highly stylized contemporary pop-surrealist print is by the celebrated Las Vegas-based "Rockstar of the Art World," Michael Godard. Titled "$100 Bill with Dice," the composition transforms a standard Series 2005 United States one-hundred-dollar bank note into a high-stakes gambling motif. The artwork features the central portrait of Benjamin Franklin, playfully modified to appear as though he is smoking a lit cigar or joint. To the left, a pair of red casino dice tumble dramatically across the bill, leaving a swirling trail of white smoke in their wake. A large, jagged, charred hole burns straight through the center-right of the note, encircled by realistic, licking yellow and orange flames.

The print includes the artist’s characteristic thematic text integrations, displaying "MARTINIS" above his signature area on the right. It is plate-signed by the artist in the lower right design margin. The piece is professionally presented in a sleek, modern gallery format under a neutral slate-gray mat and housed within a classic satin black wooden frame.

Specifications

• Artist: Michael Godard (United States, B.1963)

• Title: $100 Bill with Dice

• Medium: Print on paper

• Signature: Plate-signed lower right

• Specs (Dimensions): 14 x 23 inches (Frame size)

Michael Godard American artist pop art lowbrow contemporary surrealism casino gambling Las Vegas theme currency money hundo one hundred dollar bill Benjamin Franklin smoking cigar flames fire burn hole red dice smoke trail martinis open edition graphic work poster print framed matted game room decor auction ready inventory catalog database entry.