Some of the cultural artifacts appropriated by artist Karl Haendel are published New Yorker cartoons, enlarged and redrawn in graphite by the artist from the magazine page. Sometimes Handel groups these works with other drawings, creating an installation of appropriated works that are related thematically in ways that may or may not be fully apparent. In the case of New Yorker Cartoon #16 and #5, the two works are framed together, one above the other, for a reason that seems transparently obvious: both drawings are appropriations of New Yorker cartoons on the subject of military medals. The top drawing, #16, is appropriated from a published cartoon by Leo Cullum, while the bottom drawing, #5, is taken from a cartoon by Bob Mankoff. Both cartoons were published by The New Yorker in 2004 and appropriated by Haendel in that year. The framed pair went to auction yesterday with a presale estimate of $1,000 to $2,000.
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Karl Haendel
Capsule Gallery Auction listing accessed September 19, 2022
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The lot was passed with the bidding, I believe, at $800:
In chronological order:
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| Bob Mankoff |
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| Karl Haendel after Bob Mankoff |
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Cartoon by Bob Mankoff
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| Leo Cullum |
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| Karl Haendel after Leo Cullum |
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Cartoon by Leo Cullum
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