Singh, Jeff :: George Herriman

Krazy Kat Sunday 12/26/20 by George Herriman

Artist: George Herriman (All)

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Krazy Kat Sunday 12/26/20 by George Herriman Comic Art

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Title:	Krazy Kat Sunday 12/26/20 by George Herriman
Artist:	George Herriman (All)
Media Type:	Pen and Ink
Art Type:	Comic Strip
For Sale Status:	NFS
Views:	2,568
Likes on CAF:	5 6
Favorited on CAF:	1
Comments:	27
Added to Site:	8/20/2017
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This is a milestone piece for me. I could probably quit collecting with this piece and be content that I achieved all my major collecting goals. Sure, a few new ones have come up and are still on the list but this is the last big one for me. By no means am I finished collecting but I will be entering a different stage and I curious how that will effect the look of my collection.

First of all, why Krazy Kat? I am far too inarticulate to really do his topic justice but others have and I think that is sufficient to say that Herriman was a literary genius the likes we are unlikely to ever see again and he chose sequential art as his medium. Krazy Kat transcends comic art and dives into much deeper and funner themes while constantly challenging the reader both verbally and visually. The love-hate relationship between Krazy and Ignatz and the interloping Officer Pupp are among the vocabulary that Herriman used to tell tales, jokes and experiment with the greatness sequential art can aspire too.

This particular Sunday falls on boxing day 1920, almost 100 years ago. It features all the main players plus many of the secondary characters including the ever-changing Coconino County backdrop. Fun dialogue and a great last panel of Krazy and I love how animated Ignatz is in the final tier. 1920 is a good vintage for Krazy Kats. I have owned several dailies over the years but this is my first Sunday and as cool as the dailies are, Krazy Kat is about the Sundays.

One last thing that adds to this piece. I was born in Fiji but we immigrated to Canada when I was 4. I was on vacation when this auction came up. I won this piece sitting on the deck before 6 am in Fiji on the phone with Heritage. It is the first time I have been back in over 30 years and in addition to the homecoming, I will forever have this piece and this view tied with my memories of that trip. Below is a picture of me bidding and watching the Heritage Auctions.

Voted #2 in 2017 best of strip art category.

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Country:	CANADA
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Jean-Paul Gabilliet
Member Since 2008

1 - Posted on 8/20/2017

There sure are more stressful ways to win a Grail� Congratulations, Jeff!

P. Portillo
Member Since 2006

1 - Posted on 8/20/2017

This is so cool, Jeff. And a classy way to win a bid, like the top collector you are. Congratulations, pal.

Suat Tong Ng
Member Since 2009

1 - Posted on 8/20/2017

It's not as great as Fiji but it will have to do...

Rob Stolzer
Member Since 2004

1 - Posted on 8/20/2017

Many congrats to you Jeff. A fine Sunday page from an absolutely wonderful period of Herriman's work. AND, you get Bum Bill Bee, one of my favorite of the second tier characters. Mazel tov!

Filmore W. Bedwick
Member Since 2003

1 - Posted on 8/20/2017

What an absolutely Brilliant and Incredible piece of art!!!!

Matthias .
Member Since 2014

1 - Posted on 8/20/2017

Great page! And I am also one of those people, who wakes himself up at 3 o'clock in the morning to bid on something (and who is the whole day destroyed when the bidding wasn't successful because some guys who are sitting very relaxed at the other end of the world on a pool bidding the hell out of me and my budget ;) ). Again: Extraordinary page of a great artist from a great period of this artist! Congratulations!

frank x townsondecker
Member Since 2006

1 - Posted on 8/20/2017

Excellent!!!

steve staszower
Member Since 2005

1 - Posted on 8/20/2017

A great piece and a great story!!!!

CHRIS OLIVERIA
Member Since 2011

1 - Posted on 8/20/2017

A very large congratulations! Nowhere to go but down from here ;) Here's an article Chris Ware wrote on Herriman, I highly recommend it http://www.nybooks.com/daily/2017/01/29/to-walk-in-beauty-george-herriman-krazy-kat/

CIRO SCOGNAMIGLIO
Member Since 2009

1 - Posted on 8/20/2017

A dream....

DC's Showcase
Member Since 2006

1 - Posted on 8/20/2017

A krazy tale! Big congrats on acquiring your grail, Jeff -- it's a great one.

Ruben DaCollector
Member Since 2008

1 - Posted on 8/20/2017

Congratulations on finally getting one, Jeff, it's been a long time coming. But I'll take the view from that picture of you bidding in Fiji any day!

Monty B
Member Since 2006

1 - Posted on 8/20/2017

Many congrats Jeff...not only on this absolutely stunning KK Sunday, but also on your classy way of bidding at auction...

Chris K.
Member Since 2008

1 - Posted on 8/20/2017

Thrilled to see you finally put one of these beauties in your collection, Jeff - particularly one as nice as this one. Mr. Herriman was a serious talented person....

Alex Johnson
Member Since 2006
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1 - Posted on 8/20/2017

Wonderful example of that amazing strip. Great place to bid on it, too. What a win!

Ray Cuthbert
Member Since 2003

1 - Posted on 8/20/2017

Whenever one lands a long-sought-after piece it is a real accomplishment for someone who has been in the hobby for as long as you Jeff. My hearty congratulations - and I love the Krazy Fiji connection!

Oystein Sorensen
Member Since 2005

1 - Posted on 8/21/2017

A nice way to get an outstanding page for sure.

Ron S
Member Since 2007

1 - Posted on 8/21/2017

Congrats!! Amazing things come to those who wait. ...

Aaron N.
Member Since 2009

1 - Posted on 8/22/2017

To wot manna of hence do you meeyanda? Your additional image answers that. Congrats!

Fabio C.
Member Since 2005

1 - Posted on 8/23/2017

this is simply outstanding, Jeff!

Gene Park
Member Since 2004

1 - Posted on 8/25/2017

Congrats, Jeff! A lovely early example and a funny gag, to boot!

Timothy Finney
Member Since 2006

1 - Posted on 9/12/2017

As someone who came to terms with the fact that I would (in all likelihood) never acquire "the last big one" (i.e. attain all my major collecting goals), I still can catch a vicarious thrill when someone I like and admire manages the feat (and cheers for managing to do it in such "chillax" style).

Xavier .
Member Since 2010

1 - Posted on 10/31/2017

WOW Jeff! Incredibly beautiful Herriman Sunday! Congratulations!

GAB R
Member Since 2007

1 - Posted on 2/14/2018

Herriman is in the Olympus. Pure inspiration!

Bill J
Member Since 2009

1 - Posted on 9/30/2022

Stunningly gorgeous Krazy Kat Sunday page. This is George Herriman at his absolute best! The storylines are complex yet hilarious. The art is simple and yet complex. The humor is cornball, but subtle. It's Krazy!

CJ Design
Member Since 2018

1 - Posted on 8/11/2024

Hell yea

Amir E
Member Since 2020

1 - Posted on 9/7/2024

What a great example! Lot's of characters and "Herriman-isms" in there! Fun gag at the end too! Home run KK!

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