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George Herriman - Krazy Kat Color Presentation Drawing (c. 1930s)

Location: Herriman, George (Krazy Kat)
Artist: George Herriman (All)

Location: Herriman, George (Krazy Kat)
Title: George Herriman - Krazy Kat Color Presentation Drawing (c. 1930s)*
Artist: George Herriman (All)
Media Type: Mixed Media
Art Type: Other
For Sale Status: NFS
Views: 1117
Likes on CAF: 1
Comments: 12
Added to Site: 3/25/2014

"Museum quality" is a huge misnomer in this hobby, considering that very little comic art actually makes it into museums, but these Herriman Krazy Kat color presentation drawings actually are "museum quality" in the literal sense - I saw one most recently in 2012 at no less august an institution than the Museum of Modern Art in New York City! Anyway, these watercolor & ink pieces are gorgeous, and Herriman's genius never ceases to awe and entertain me. After keeping my eyes open for the "right" color Krazy Kat piece for a long while, I'm very happy that my ship finally came in with this lovely example featuring nice large images of the three principal characters and some krazy dialogue as well - yezza!

In this example, Ignatz prepares to hunt quail with a cannon! Simply a gorgeous Herriman watercolor and ink presentation drawing, signed and inscribed on the lower left: "To lil ole `Arthur Escallier' the prince imperial of Temecula - in memory of one grand day on the San Luis Rey - from Geo. Herriman"

Published in Krazy Kat & The Art of George Herriman (Abrams, 2011), pp. 102-103.

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Rob Pistella Member Since 2005
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Posted On 3/25/2014

a wonderfully charming and spectacular piece Gene!! Museum quality indeed!

Mark Tomlinson Member Since 2004

Posted On 3/25/2014

Beautiful Herriman piece Gene! Those Herriman Krazy Kat color pieces are remarkable to see in person, and are not easy to acquire. Certainly museum quality and one of CAF's best pieces. Congrats and thanks for sharing.

Felix Lu Member Since 2005

Posted On 3/25/2014

The Gene Park Collection is kicking some major ass these days!!

Dan M Member Since 2007

Posted On 3/25/2014

Krazy nice!

John B Member Since 2004

Posted On 3/25/2014

Killer.

Galac Tun Member Since 2006

Posted On 3/25/2014

Very nice, Gene. I'm not very familiar with Krazy Kat, but this is the first I've seen of a watercolor. What it must feel like to receive something like this in the mail in 1930 from Herriman...

Chris K. Member Since 2008

Posted On 3/26/2014

This is absolutely spectacular, Gene - what an amazon addition to your spectacular collection.

John Michael Jackson Member Since 2004

Posted On 3/26/2014

Herriman is a poet! Congrats!

Alex Johnson Member Since 2006
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Posted On 3/27/2014

Ignatz with a gun? What were Officer Pup and Krazy thinking? Terrific example.

artless artmore Member Since 2013

Posted On 5/13/2014

This is great!

Glen Brunswick Member Since 2004

Posted On 5/14/2014

Beautiful piece, Gene. Lovely addition.

Rafa Roldan Member Since 2010

Posted On 6/7/2014

The colours are amazing!

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George Herriman - Krazy Kat Color Presentation Drawing (c. 1930s)

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