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Krazy Kat Sunday 8-6-16

Artist: George Herriman (All)

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Title:	Krazy Kat Sunday 8-6-16
Artist:	George Herriman (All)
Media Type:	Pen and Ink
Art Type:	Comic Strip
For Sale Status:	NFS
Views:	3,872
Likes on CAF:	5 6
Favorited on CAF:	1
Comments:	15
Added to Site:	3/12/2011
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Description

I've been searching for a Krazy Kat Sunday for some time, and I managed to acquire this example only because none of the usual players were interested in it. There are a number of reasons for this. First, there's the water stain at the bottom of the page which is a minor problem in my book. The other factors are the lack of a brick gag (which I'm not particularly interested in) and the fact that the formal elements in this Sunday are not front and center.

That last point *is* of importance to me, but this page has other elements which make up for that deficiency. The first Krazy Kat Sunday was published on 4-23-1916, and this is only the 16th Krazy Kat Sunday created by Herriman. It comes from a period of great creativity for the artist, with some of the most famous episodes crafted during the space of a few years. It is the intricate inking from the early years which I am most fond of: the light touch delineating the characters, and the gentle hatching describing the illuminated night sky above the pueblo. It didn't take long for Herriman to find his way around the large space of a Sunday page, and here we see him showcasing the wide vistas and deep perspectives so typical of the strip. Most of the major characters are represented here including Joe Stork and Ignatz's family, all coupled with a constant movement towards the right side of the page. And there's the language of course, issuing first from the antagonistic "chorus" of onlookers in the fist panel, before wrapping itself around curiously named "goofers" and places like the Mesa Dedo del Pie Grande (I suppose it does look like a big toe). The final panel is a pretty good summary of Herriman's eternal triangle.

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Rob Pistella
Member Since 2005
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Posted on 3/12/2011

Congrats on a beautiful and important example!!

Massimo Ermanno
Member Since 2006

Posted on 3/13/2011

Wow!!!!!!!!!! Herriman was a genius and this is a fantastic Sunday page.Congratz.

Timothy Finney
Member Since 2006

Posted on 3/13/2011

Congratulations. I know how much it means to you to finally acquire a Herriman. I really like this one, too, and, as you know, I'm not automatically a huge fan of Krazy Kat. It reads wonderfully and that last panel seems to sum up the whole series perfectly. If the "usual players" passed on this for lack of a brick�

Rob Stolzer
Member Since 2004

Posted on 3/13/2011

Wow, wow, wow!!! Congratulations on picking up a beautiful Herriman Sunday! The pen work in this piece is fantastic. I love the action that Herriman's pen had during this period. Beautiful, fluid ink work. Congrats!

Max C
Member Since 2004

Posted on 3/30/2011

This is amazing! Hope, one day, to have a beauty like this one framed and hanging on my walls ...

Richard Martines
Member Since 2004

Posted on 6/23/2011

Acquiring a Krazy Kat Sunday must be a sublime feeling for any collector. Congratulations.

M,B The collector
Member Since 2008

Posted on 8/26/2011

Wooow Wow Page Really Fantastic !!! Congratulations Suat !!! ;-)

Alexandre Topak
Member Since 2007

Posted on 11/3/2011

Wonderful page ! a very beautiful example of this fantastic serie. Herriman is a genius ! Congrats

Bernard Voorzichtig
Member Since 2012

Posted on 11/10/2013

Very beautiful early piece of art of this master !

N. V.
Member Since 2010

Posted on 4/22/2014

A great page in a great collection. Congrats!

artless artmore
Member Since 2013

Posted on 5/1/2014

This is a transcendent piece of comic art --- just fantastic. It's all wonderful, of course, but the wide horizontal panels of day- and night-scapes captivate me the most. Enjoyed the cogent analysis of the merits of this gorgeous piece in your description. Must be nice to have this on the wall!

Gene Park
Member Since 2004

Posted on 3/28/2016

Love the gag in this example - very cool!

CHRIS OLIVERIA
Member Since 2011

Posted on 7/26/2016

Fantastic detail and layout! and as you said early!

Joao Antunes
Member Since 2007

Posted on 3/31/2018

This is my favorite artwork from your AMAZING collection, it survided more than 100 years and hopefuly will survive to time for at least 100 years more for other generations to be able to see it and admire it (at the very least)! Super congrats!!!

Bill J
Member Since 2009

Posted on 6/30/2022

Gorgeous Krazy Kat strip! Beautiful example of George Herriman's incredible creation! Love the layout of the strip and all the incredible detail included. HUGE congrats!

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