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Gahan Wilson
Fish Bowl Looks Like the Living Room -School of Macabre Charles Addams

1996

$4,000
£3,026.97
€3,491.04
CA$5,585.72
A$6,257.81
CHF 3,257.19
MX$76,208.20
NOK 41,492.21
SEK 39,073.96
DKK 26,060.20
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About the Item

Welcome to Gahan Wilson's magnificently morbid mind, where viewing his cartoons/illustrations gives the viewer the creeps. In this work, a husband designs the interior of a fish tank to resemble their living room identically. This provokes a soft cry of outrage from his knitting wife who declares "Well, it gives me the creeps" Sgned lower left. Unframed. Sheet 12 x 9 in. (30.5 x 22.9 cm.) Published: ''Gahan Wilson's Even Weirder'', Macmillan: New York, 1996.
  • Creator:
    Gahan Wilson (1930 - 2019, American)
  • Creation Year:
    1996
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 12 in (30.48 cm)Width: 9 in (22.86 cm)
  • Medium:
  • Movement & Style:
  • Period:
  • Condition:
    Creases and stain to the lower left quadrant. Crease to the upper left quadrant. Some evidence of minor handling. Mostly visible on close inspection.
  • Gallery Location:
    Miami, FL
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU385314544542

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