Audrey Hepburn × Chanel Limited Edition Currency Art • $1 Bill • Gold-Leaf Acrylic Frame
Artist-Signed, Numbered & Dated • Edition of 100
Genuine U.S. $1 Federal Reserve Note • Clear Acrylic Frame with Embedded Gold Leaf
What You Are Getting
This is a limited edition mixed-media artwork featuring Audrey Hepburn in a Chanel-inspired composition, professionally printed on a genuine United States $1 Federal Reserve Note. The front of the bill carries a graphic portrait layered seamlessly into the original currency design, blending Hepburn's iconic silhouette with luxury fashion motifs against the familiar architecture of U.S. currency. The reverse is artist-signed, hand-numbered (edition of 100), and hand-dated, confirming the piece's place within a limited production run.
The bill is presented in a clear acrylic floating frame with embedded genuine gold leaf throughout the acrylic -- a presentation detail that transforms the piece from a simple currency print into something that reads as luxury object. The gold leaf catches and reflects ambient light, adding visual depth and warmth that complements the Chanel-inspired aesthetic of the artwork itself. Museum-style float mounting with visible hardware keeps the bill suspended within the frame, allowing both sides to be appreciated and reinforcing the material reality that this is art printed on real money. Vertical orientation. Display-ready.
Item Details
| Subject |
Audrey Hepburn with Chanel-inspired fashion motifs |
| Medium |
Mixed-media print on genuine U.S. $1 Federal Reserve Note -- Printed graphic overlay (not hand-painted) |
| Orientation |
Vertical |
| Edition |
Limited edition of 100 -- Hand-numbered on reverse |
| Signature |
Artist-signed on reverse (this is the artist's signature, not Audrey Hepburn's) |
| Date |
Hand-dated by the artist on reverse |
| Frame |
Clear acrylic floating frame with embedded genuine gold leaf • Museum-style float mounting with visible hardware • Display-ready |
| COA |
No Certificate of Authenticity included -- the artist's hand-signature, numbering, and date on the reverse serve as the primary authentication markers |
| Condition |
Excellent overall. Light natural wear consistent with genuine currency. Gold-leaf acrylic frame in strong display condition. See photos for full details. |
Authentication
ARTIST-SIGNED • NUMBERED /100 • HAND-DATED • GENUINE CURRENCY
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Artist-signed on reverse. The artist's signature appears directly on the back of the bill.
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Hand-numbered. Edition of 100, individually numbered by the artist.
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Hand-dated. The date of production is written on the reverse alongside the signature and numbering.
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Printed on genuine U.S. currency. The $1 bill serial number is unique to this impression, providing an individual identification marker at the substrate level. Even within an edition of 100, no two pieces share the same serial number.
No separate Certificate of Authenticity is included with this piece. The artist's hand-applied signature, edition number, and date on the reverse serve as the on-work authentication. The artwork is not hand-painted; it is a professionally printed graphic overlay preserving crisp detail and graphic clarity.
About the Work
Audrey Hepburn occupies a unique position in the visual culture of the 20th century. She is simultaneously a film icon, a fashion symbol, and a humanitarian figure -- and her image has become one of the most widely reproduced and referenced in contemporary art, second perhaps only to Marilyn Monroe in the pop art canon. The pairing with Chanel-inspired fashion motifs is not arbitrary: Hepburn's association with high fashion -- particularly her iconic collaborations with Hubert de Givenchy -- established a visual language of understated elegance that Chanel's aesthetic shares at a foundational level. Both names represent a philosophy of refinement through simplicity, and the combination creates a visual shorthand for luxury, taste, and cultural permanence.
Printing this composition onto genuine U.S. currency adds a conceptual layer that a standard paper or canvas print cannot deliver. Currency is already a designed object -- it has its own visual architecture, its own symbolism, its own cultural weight. When a portrait of Audrey Hepburn in Chanel-coded fashion is layered onto that architecture, the result is a collision between two systems of value: the economic (what money represents) and the cultural (what Hepburn and Chanel represent). The bill's original design elements -- the serial number, the Treasury seal, the fine engraving -- remain visible through and around the overlay, creating a layered composition that rewards close looking.
The Gold-Leaf Acrylic Frame
Why the frame matters as much as the art: The clear acrylic floating frame with embedded genuine gold leaf is not a standard framing solution -- it is a presentation that actively participates in the artwork's visual effect. The gold leaf catches ambient light from multiple angles, creating a warm, reflective depth field that surrounds the bill without touching it. The museum-style float mounting suspends the currency within the frame with visible hardware, emphasizing its status as a physical object rather than a flat print. The overall effect is luminous, high-end, and unmistakably intentional -- a presentation format that elevates the piece from currency art into luxury display object. The gold-leaf treatment also creates a material echo of the Chanel luxury aesthetic in the artwork itself, extending the composition's visual language into the frame.
What Is Included
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Limited edition mixed-media artwork -- Audrey Hepburn × Chanel-inspired composition on genuine U.S. $1 bill
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Artist-signed, hand-numbered (/100), and hand-dated on reverse
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Clear acrylic floating frame with embedded genuine gold leaf -- Museum-style float mounting, display-ready
Acrylic protective film may be present on frame upon arrival.
Who This Is For
This piece is ideal for Audrey Hepburn collectors and classic Hollywood memorabilia buyers, fashion and luxury-brand art enthusiasts drawn to the Chanel aesthetic, currency art and money art collectors, pop art and street-pop buyers who collect at the intersection of celebrity, fashion, and commercial iconography, interior designers furnishing spaces that call for compact, high-impact display objects, or anyone looking for a conversation-starting piece with strong visual presence and universal subject recognition.
The compact format -- a single bill in a floating acrylic frame -- makes this piece highly versatile for display: shelf, desk, narrow wall space, grouped gallery wall, or standalone accent. The gold-leaf acrylic gives it a material presence that reads as far more substantial than its physical size suggests. The combination of Hepburn, Chanel, and U.S. currency creates triple-layer subject recognition that connects with fashion collectors, film history buyers, and pop art enthusiasts simultaneously. Signed, numbered, dated, and display-ready.
Shipping
This framed artwork ships professionally packaged with protective materials to safeguard the acrylic frame, gold leaf, and artwork during transit. Insured with tracking. Ships promptly.
Disclosure: This artwork is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or produced by Chanel® or the Estate of Audrey Hepburn. Chanel is referenced for stylistic inspiration only. The signature on this piece is the artist's, not Audrey Hepburn's. The U.S. currency has been artistically altered and is not intended for circulation.
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