WARHOL ANDY; and Frankfurt Suzie Wild Raspberries

Sale 2195 - Lot 291

Price Realized: $ 7,800

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Estimate: $ 4,000 - $ 5,000

WARHOL, ANDY; and Frankfurt, Suzie. Wild Raspberries. 18 plates, 3 of which are hand-colored, several with hot pink tissue guards. Folio, original raspberry colored boards, spine perished, boards unevenly discolored. sold as is. [New York, 1959]

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The three colored images are the Salade de Alf Landon, Stewed Cepes for Richard Rogers wife, and the brightly colored famous double-page roast suckling piglet. It is believed that only about 100 copies were printed of this highly coveted limited edition satirical cookbook created for the mythical Beau Monde restaurant. From the title, a humorous take on Bergman's film Wild Strawberries, to the antiquated cooking terms and over-the-top recipes, the book pokes fun at America's obsession with haute French cuisine.