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Gaar Williams - Fantastic 1933 "Strain on the Family Tie" Panel. Roller Coaster!

Artist: Gaar Williams (All)

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Gaar Williams - Fantastic 1933 Strain on the Family Tie Panel. Roller Coaster! Comic Art

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Title:	Gaar Williams - Fantastic 1933 "Strain on the Family Tie" Panel. Roller Coaster!
Artist:	Gaar Williams (All)
Media Type:	Pen and Ink
Art Type:	Comic Strip
For Sale Status:	NFS
Views:	156
Likes on CAF:	3 4
Comments:	6
Added to Site:	10/12/2023
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Description

I've become pretty picky when it comes to Gaar Williams originals, as I have quite a few of them. I tend to avoid pieces from the 1930s, as Williams' sweet-spot for me is from WWI through the 1920s. But when this piece came up at auction, I knew I had to forgo my my unwritten rule. The drawing is simply superb, with a composition that draws the viewer's eye throughout the piece, over and over and over again. A Strain on the Family Tie was one of Williams' rotating titles. Sometimes it featured Mort Green-like characters, like this one. Other times, there were just any old characters. But the charm in this piece is not found within the characters or gag, but the incredible drawing. Published on September 26, 1933.

Gaar Williams would pass away two years after this panel was publised. 54 years old. Far, far, far too young.

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	Rob Stolzer Premium Gallery Owner
Joined:	September 2004
Last Login:	September 2025
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M L
Member Since 2015

1 - Posted on 10/12/2023

I particularly like the wheelchair user he worked into the crowd. Very nice!

Thomas Ward
Member Since 2004

1 - Posted on 10/12/2023

I have never heard of this artist and now I am fully entranced! I have a lot of research to do now thanks to you! : )

Rob Stolzer
Member Since 2004

1 - Posted on 10/12/2023

Thomas Ward wrote:

I have never heard of this artist and now I am fully entranced! I have a lot of research to do now thanks to you!� : )

Thanks Thomas. Williams will be the subject of my next blog post :-)

Shelton Bryant
Member Since 2005

1 - Posted on 10/12/2023

Luv the Detailed and Hypnotic Pencils/Inks!!!

Duke Fleed aka #1 Groo Fan
Member Since 2013

1 - Posted on 10/12/2023

Gotta love roller coaster art!

Marcus Wai
Member Since 2005

1 - Posted on 10/12/2023

Hot Dog! Curvy cartooning with lots of structure underneath for the roller coaster and in the fundamentals of the drawing.

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