Gahan Wilson Art

Cover Illustration for "Now We Are Sick: An Anthology of Nasty Verse" edited by Neil Gaiman and Stephen Jones pen, ink and watercolor on paper signed lower left. Unframed. Image siz...

One of the highest achievements in any of the arts is to reduce the idea and execution to its simplest terms. We can all remember that the greatest one-liners in movie and advertisin...

A grumpy, hard-to-please wine connoisseur is depicted being served by a well-prepared waiter/sommelier. Caption reads, Well, Then, How About This Fine Chateauneuf-Du-Pape?' Signed lo...

To some, a Gahan Wilson cartoon will release a belly laugh as forceful as an atom bomb. To others, his cartoons may fail to trigger a chuckle. The good news is that even if you do...

Gahan Wilson is a conceptual artist before he is a cartoonist, but this concept is invisible to most in the art world. "I Think it's Time I Told You My Little Secret!" pen, ink, and ...

Gahan Wilson was a Conceptual Artist before he was a Cartoonist. Before laying pen to paper, Wilson had to conceive a big idea. It was his idea, not the actual drawing, that was the...

The world’s most miserable man is served up bad news. Depressed and down on his luck, he receives news of only a brief respite to crawl out of his inky black abyss of misery. The ca...

If a smile is an expression of momentary happiness, then the female in this cartoon appears driven to turn a moment into a more extended period of time. Leave it to Gahan Wilson to ...

Murder behind a blue door is implied, as the viewer is shown only a crime scene-taped door and not inside. A bad relationship or a marital spat can lead to an unexpected outcome in...

Gahan Wilson was a Conceptual Artist before he was a Cartoonist. Before laying pen to paper, Wilson had to conceive a big idea. It was his idea, not the actual drawing, that was the...

Interpretation 1: An utterly exhausted man collapses face-first into a diner's countertop. His face and the countertop become one. Seemingly oblivious to the acute nature of the man's condition, the night server gleefully offers him coffee instead of more appropriate help. Interpretation 2: The night server/psycho killer pours unsuspecting customer poisoned coffee and then taunts his lifeless body in a victorious tone. Like Charles Addams...

A child looks on with glee as his "Muscular Heroes of the Cosmos" Toys transform from inanimate objects to real, actionable beings and beat up his father. Signed upper right, Gahan...

Where most political parties focus on free-market capitalism, individual liberty, supervised government footprint. environmentalism, social justice, and civil rights. Gahan Wilson's ...

Gahan Wilson was a Conceptual Artist who was also a Cartoonist. The present work was considered as a cover for the New Yorker Magazine for the Jan, 9, 1998 issue. It made it up to th...

Along with Charles Addams, Gahan Wilson is one of the most important cartoonists who deal with the Macabre. Along with his famous counterpart, he should be regarded as a conceptual a...

Even without the punch line, Gahan Wilson's highly stylized paintings are marvelous to behold. He is one of a few artists with a unique style instantly re...

Gahan Wilson's artistic output of original ideas, masterfully executed, seems endless. He has a conceptual style that, like Charles Addams, delves into the macabre. Yet, one immedia...

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 is a payoff pu...

This is one of many cartoons by Gahan Wilson where the subject morphs into the identity of his work. "Wish Not to Be Disturbed for the Duration of Winter - Playboy Cartoon from 1960...

Welcome to Gahan Wilson's magnificently morbid mind, where viewing his cartoons/illustrations gives the viewer the creeps. In this work, a husband designs...

Conceptual Artist Gahan Wilson is also a cartoonist. He is a master at telling a story in one picture. Thirdly, he delights the viewer's eyes with his instantly recognizable drawing ...