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Warhol, Andy, and Suzie Frankfurt
Estimate
15,000 - 20,000 USD
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Description
- printed book, handcolored
Wild Raspberries. [New York: Printed by Seymour Berlin, 1959]
Folio (17 1/4 x 11 in.; 438 x 279 mm). 19 lithographed plates (including title) of images and calligraphy by Warhol, one double-page, 9 handcolored, 8 raspberry-colored tissue guards; minor soiling to title. Original raspberry-colored boards; head of spine skillfully repaired, covers mottled, endleaves with some spotting.
Folio (17 1/4 x 11 in.; 438 x 279 mm). 19 lithographed plates (including title) of images and calligraphy by Warhol, one double-page, 9 handcolored, 8 raspberry-colored tissue guards; minor soiling to title. Original raspberry-colored boards; head of spine skillfully repaired, covers mottled, endleaves with some spotting.
Provenance
Walter Van Bellen
Literature
Manet to Hockney 130
Condition
Folio (17 1/4 x 11 in.; 438 x 279 mm). 19 lithographed plates (including title), one double-page, 9 handcolored, 8 raspberry-colored tissue-guards; minor soiling to title. Original raspberry-colored boards; head of spine skilfully repaired, covers mottled, endleaves with some spotting.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
Wild Raspberries is the last—and most exuberent—of the six self-published book Warhol issued during the 1950s. The number of copies produced is not known; the number of handcolored plates in each copy varies.