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Jarman Auction Co Mon Oct19th Online Auction BuyOrBidOnIt.com Lionel Trains, Andy Warhol Art

online only auction | 11 day sale | 7 days remaining

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Location

Hardeeville, SC 29927

Dates

Sale Starts

Fri

Oct 9

4pm

Sale Ends

Mon

Oct 19

6pm

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Jarman Auction Company

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(843) 784-2222

Online Auction Every Monday 7PM. This week features LOTS of new in box Lionel Trains and Airplane models, great collectibles, antiques, furniture and much more. In addition, we have a very special item, a rare and complete “Wild Raspberries” handmade book by Andy Warhol. This item will sell at 6:00 pm, while the remaining lots will begin closing at 7:00.

Andy Warhol & Suzie Frankfurt | Wild Raspberries, 1959 | Original Hand-Colored Artist’s Book with Gold Leaf

Offered is an original 1959 example of Wild Raspberries, the celebrated privately produced artist’s book created by Andy Warhol and Suzie Frankfurt, with Frankfurt’s satirical recipes, Warhol’s illustrations and calligraphy by Warhol’s mother, Julia Warhola.

Produced several years before Warhol emerged as the defining figure of American Pop Art, Wild Raspberries is among the most distinctive books of his 1950s New York period.

This example contains the recognized 18 offset-lithograph plates, many extensively hand-colored, along with the characteristic fuchsia tissue elements and pink binding. Particularly important is the double-page Piglet composition, which retains numerous individually applied gold-leaf/gilt elements.

The hand-finishing of Wild Raspberries is an important part of its history. Suzie Frankfurt later recalled informal coloring sessions used to complete the books and referred to 34 fully colored copies, although the total edition size remains unknown. Surviving copies vary considerably in the amount of hand coloring and gold embellishment.

Major auction houses including Christie’s, Sotheby’s and Phillips have sold other original 1959 examples, with catalog descriptions documenting differing numbers of colored plates and gilt/gold-leaf elements. Bidders are encouraged to search their online archives for “Andy Warhol Wild Raspberries 1959” to compare examples and previous results.

Provenance: From the estate of Richard and Sally Lloyd Steedman, Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. Additional provenance information and the Steedmans’ connection to the New York photography world are discussed in Lot 3.

The book shows age and use consistent with a privately produced work from 1959. Please carefully review the extensive photographs throughout Lots 1–4 for binding, pages, tissue overlays, hand coloring, gold embellishment and overall condition.