This cat burglar doesn’t want his 15 minutes of fame.
A sophisticated thief stole a home surveillance system — along with a gallery’s worth of Andy Warhol limited-edition prints and other artworks, high-end watches and jewelry — from the Meatpacking District apartment of a wealthy beef heir, sources said yesterday.
The total haul was worth about $750,000, the sources said.
Police declined to identify the victim, but sources said the heist was at the Ganesvoort Street home of Robert Romanoff, president of the Nebraska Meat Corp.
His collection, which also included prints signed by Roy Lichtenstein and Carl Fudge’s original oil painting “Live Cat,” was pilfered sometime between Nov. 24 and Nov. 28.
The thief broke through a hallway wall into the apartment. Romanoff, 49, who owns the entire building, was away on vacation at the time of the break-in, sources said.
He also owns a home in Avon, Colo., records show.
Staffers at Villa Pacri, the ground-floor restaurant in the building, said the burglary had been gossiped about for weeks, but Romanoff had remained tight-lipped.
The thief stole prints from one of Warhol’s last works, his 1986 “Camouflage” series, as well as a print of his iconic “Superman” painting.
Also taken was Lichtenstein’s “Thinking Nude.” A similar print recently sold for $85,638, according to Christie’s auction-house Web site.
Watches by Rolex, Patek Philippe and Cartier, along with pieces of jewelry, were also looted.