Charles Addams: Deathbed Declaration

Listen carefully . . .

"To . . . hell . . . with . . . yogurt."
Charles Addams
Original art
The New Yorker, March 5, 1979, p. 43
Creature Comforts, 1981

Original New Yorker cartoon art by the one and only Charles Addams was offered on eBay in February. Framed and glazed, it sold quickly at the Buy It Now price.

"To . . . hell . . . with . . . yogurt."
Charles Addams
Framed original art
The New Yorker, March 5, 1979, p. 43
Creature Comforts, 1981

Addams was truly a master of his craft. The detail shows how expertly he handled the group standing around the bed, the Georgian setting, and the dramatic shading from the single light source.

Detail

Charles Addams's signature

Charles Addams

eBay listing ended February 4, 2023

https://www.ebay.com/itm/334729651834?hash=item4def71267a:g:njIAAOSwWXVj2~Cv&amdata=enc%3AAQAIAAAA4He%2BE6nNpm8YAWoEr6cLcQtblTX6%2BpA%2Bls%2F%2FVBSxrQ6pUffVU2bhAqp63C%2BUStKYPXcfhvc7r3UK69lRsHLebeMCzPvWma13NCO6JKDmWYS%2FHxNrdz9ZNExfeHrL6XRDCrBbINBcCNldkBtokRwCn1BJJXaAJBWV4G%2B9aQgaNhmAFdIbHE4oS8FHwTFxiqTmH3l0dokd8OzsYfJgg3leZOEQLkalvdPXBzz6Edt2I4XnXIWym6pMBwlevM13kyHZO6QvAnO%2B3BuM%2FcGjUEIfIF2GtASz1r%2BBoWtrndrlcr%2B1%7Ctkp%3ABk9SR6iai53wYQ

Charles Addams

eBay item description

The Best Offer option was not used.

"To . . . hell . . . with . . . yogurt."
Charles Addams
Original art
The New Yorker, March 5, 1979, p. 43
Creature Comforts, 1981

"To . . . hell . . . with . . . yogurt."
Charles Addams
Preliminary art
The New Yorker, March 5, 1979, p. 43

https://www.artnet.com/artists/charles-addams/tohellwithyogurt-rough-illustration-for-the-new-oRg6LHhjCMSTHqPXl7f75g2

A spot drawing by an unidentified artist and a cartoon by Charles Addams

https://archives.newyorker.com/newyorker/1979-03-05/flipbook/042/

Creature Comforts, 1981

Those who aren't sure they understand this joke might like to look at a widely-seen television commercial from the 1970's:

Spot drawing
Artist unidentified

Note:  Now might be a good time to revisit my posts on the late New Yorker cartoonist Edward Koren (1935-2023).

Images of original art by the great Charles Addams are always welcome on the blog.

Can anyone identify The New Yorker's spot artist seen above?

I don't have the full auction details for the preliminary art, including the price realized. Anybody?

On his Ink Spill blog for February 4, cartoonist Michael Maslin noted three original Addams cartoons on eBay. He linked to them here and two of them sold on that very day. The third is still languishing . . .

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