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Creator: Gahan Wilson - Playboy Magazine
Offered by: Robert Funk Fine Art

Description
Gahan Wilson was the Master of the macabre, and most of his work is associated with Charles Addams. The beauty of a Gahan Wilson is that there is a payoff punchline. The payoff can be visually delivered or can be the result of reading his caption. This great Gahan Wilson requires no explanation. Published October 1960 in Playboy. Signed lower left Gahan Wilson. The artist has penciled in his own handwriting the caption and has inscribed his name and address on verso. Gahan Wilson, Woodstock, New York

More Information

Documentation:	Signed
Origin:	United States, New York
Period:	1950-1979
Materials:	Ink,Gouache,Color Pencil
Condition:	Good. The work has been varnished by the artist and there is very fine almost microscopic cracking of the varnish. Visible on close inspection only. Otherwise the work presents very well,.
Creation Date:	1960
Styles / Movements:	Modernism, Surrealism, Illustration
Incollect Reference #:	578461

Dimensions

H.	9.2 in;	H.2.	6.8 in;
H.	23.37 cm;	H.2.	17.27 cm;

Message from Seller:

You'll find an eclectic group of art works at Robert Funk Fine Art. 45 years of experience has shaped Director Robert Funk's multi-perspective approach to presenting art. As an undergrad in painting, he studied with great teachers such as first-generation abstract expressionist Robert Richenburg and hyper-realist painter Janet Fish. In Graduate School he worked with famed critic E.C. Goossen and went on to work as a Photographer, New York Advertising Art Director, and Art Collector.