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Wild Raspberries, Piglet (F. & S. IV. 134B) - Unsigned Print by Andy Warhol 1959 - MyArtBroker

Wild Raspberries, Piglet (F. & S. IV. 134B)
Unsigned Print

Andy Warhol

£6,000-£9,500Value Indicator

$12,000-$19,000 Value Indicator

$10,500-$17,000 Value Indicator

¥60,000-¥90,000 Value Indicator

7,000-11,500 Value Indicator

$60,000-$90,000 Value Indicator

¥1,150,000-¥1,820,000 Value Indicator

$7,500-$12,000 Value Indicator

19% AAGR

AAGR (5 years) This estimate blends recent public auction records with our own private sale data and network demand.

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Medium: Lithograph

Year: 1959

Size: H 44cm x W 27cm

Signed: No

Format: Unsigned Print

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The value of Andy Warhol's Wild Raspberries, Piglet (F. & S. IV. 134B) (unsigned), created in 1959, is estimated to be worth between £6,000 and £9,500. This lithograph print has shown consistent value growth, with an auction history of 10 total sales since its entry to the market in May 2005. Over the past five years, the hammer price has ranged from £3,967 in October 2022 to £8,753 in April 2022. The average annual growth rate of this work is 19%. The edition size of this artwork is not specified.

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Auction Results

Auction DateAuction HouseLocation
Hammer Price
Return to Seller
Buyer Paid
April 2024Wright United States
October 2023Bonhams New York United States
June 2023Rago United States
October 2022Wright United States
April 2022Los Angeles Modern Auctions United States
December 2021Phillips London United Kingdom
June 2019Cornette de Saint Cyr Paris France

Meaning & Analysis

The delicate drawing of the pig reflects Warhol’s excellent draughtsmanship and resonates with Warhol’s earlier artworks, such as Hand And Flowers (1957). Warhol developed his talent for drawing after moving to New York in 1949 when he worked as a freelance illustrator for various commercial brands. The artist produced drawings of clothes, shoes and handbags for a number of popular fashion magazines like Vogue, Glamour Magazine and Harper’s Bazaar.

In 1959, while Warhol was working as an illustrator for the children’s book publishers, Doubleday, Warhol was approached by the legendary interior decorator and bohemian hostess, Suzie Frankfurt, who was enraptured by Warhol’s whimsical watercolours. Frankfurt and Warhol worked together to make a series of handmade books that were inspired by the mass-produced French cuisine cookbooks that were popular in the 1950s. Piglet (F. & S. IV.134B) is one of the recipes from this collaborative venture.

  • Andy Warhol was a leading figure of the Pop Art movement and is often considered the father of Pop Art. Born in 1928, Warhol allowed cultural references of the 20th century to drive his work. From the depiction of glamorous public figures, such as Marilyn Monroe, to the everyday Campbell’s Soup Can, the artist challenged what was considered art by blurring the boundaries between high art and mass consumerism. Warhol's preferred screen printing technique further reiterated his obsession with mass culture, enabling art to be seen as somewhat of a commodity through the reproduced images in multiple colour ways.