We begin with a classic full page New Yorker cartoon by Warren Miller that was published in the magazine in 1974:
American artist Karl Haendel was born two years after this cartoon was first published. In 2004 he appropriated the cartoon for his New Yorker Cartoon Drawing #6. That's right, #6:
The title acknowledges the source material for the drawing, which would be obvious in this case even if it didn't. The drawing is quite large, 70" x 51", much larger than the printed page from which this drawing was appropriated and surely much larger than Miller's original cartoon. The medium is graphite which has a far different feel from the washes used by Miller. Haendel has copied the printed caption verbatim but he has not included a page number. Perhaps the image's source was not the original magazine but a book of collected cartoons.
Haendel may alter the images he appropriates in deliberate ways for satiric or artistic purposes. For the most part, this drawing seems to be faithful to its source. The meticulous use of graphite gives Haendel's work a very crisp and clean look compared with the darker wash tones of the original published cartoon. Miller's signature seems to have been rendered as MiVer, which leaves one wondering if Haendel knew the actual name of the cartoonist.
In its 2009 sale of this work, Christie's New York estimated the value at $6,000 to $8000. The hammer price was $5,250. This realized price is most likely higher than what Miller's original cartoon might fetch at auction, but again the present work is a much larger piece.
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| "Sam, it's the most sensitive thing you've ever done!" Warren Miller The New Yorker, June 17, 1974, page 29 |
American artist Karl Haendel was born two years after this cartoon was first published. In 2004 he appropriated the cartoon for his New Yorker Cartoon Drawing #6. That's right, #6:
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| New Yorker Cartoon Drawing #6 (2004) Karl Haendel |
The title acknowledges the source material for the drawing, which would be obvious in this case even if it didn't. The drawing is quite large, 70" x 51", much larger than the printed page from which this drawing was appropriated and surely much larger than Miller's original cartoon. The medium is graphite which has a far different feel from the washes used by Miller. Haendel has copied the printed caption verbatim but he has not included a page number. Perhaps the image's source was not the original magazine but a book of collected cartoons.
Haendel may alter the images he appropriates in deliberate ways for satiric or artistic purposes. For the most part, this drawing seems to be faithful to its source. The meticulous use of graphite gives Haendel's work a very crisp and clean look compared with the darker wash tones of the original published cartoon. Miller's signature seems to have been rendered as MiVer, which leaves one wondering if Haendel knew the actual name of the cartoonist.
In its 2009 sale of this work, Christie's New York estimated the value at $6,000 to $8000. The hammer price was $5,250. This realized price is most likely higher than what Miller's original cartoon might fetch at auction, but again the present work is a much larger piece.
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| Karl Haendel Christie's New York Sale 2150, March 11, 2009 First Open Post-War and Contemporary Art Lot 17 |
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