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Macabre Cartoon Children's Toys Attack Father - Playboy Cartoon

Creator: Gahan Wilson
Offered by: Robert Funk Fine Art

Description
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 Wilson
The present work is published on page 115 in the November 1989 issue of Playboy with the caption: "I'm sure you want little Jimmy to have a complete set of 'Muscular Heroes of the Cosmos,' now, don't you, Mr. Bennett?" The work also appears on page 533 of Gahan Wilson: 50 Years of Playboy Cartoons by Gahan Wilson (Fantagraphics Books, 2010).
Work is framed under glass to 17 X 14 Inches
Provenance: Zero One Gallery, Hollywood, California

More Information

Documentation:	Signed
Origin:	United States, New York
Period:	1980-1999
Materials:	Watercolor, Ink on paper
Condition:	Good. Toning to margins; cluster of foxing at lower left
Creation Date:	1986
Styles / Movements:	Conceptualism, Outsider Art, Illustration
Incollect Reference #:	816283

Dimensions

W.	7.5 in;	H.	11.13 in;
W.	19.05 cm;	H.	28.27 cm;

Message from Seller:

Robert Funk Fine Art in Miami offers an eclectic collection shaped by 45 years of experience, blending art with commercial perspectives. For inquiries or art advisory services, contact Robert Funk at decoypoet@yahoo.com or 305.857.0521.