Publicly exhibited in 1953, Charles Addams's cartoon of a dilapidated house was published in his collection Homebodies (Simon & Schuster, 1954) and later served as the album cover for Ghost Ballads (1957) sung by Dean Gitter. The drawing shows Addams's architectural mastery although it lacks any of his wonderful characters. It was auctioned on Tuesday by Heritage one lot after the very desirable Addams Family cartoon that sold for almost $70,000. This placement was intended to take advantage of the feverish interest in Addams expected on the auction floor and to carry it over into the subsequent lot. The strategy evidently worked; the drawing sold for $30,000 including the 25% buyer's premium.
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| Charles Addams Heritage Auctions April 25, 2023 |
The hammer price was $24,000.
Both Homebodies and the album cover crop Addams's surname from the art.
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| Charles Addams Homebodies (Simon & Schuster, 1954), pages 26-27 |
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| Ghost Ballads Sung by Dean Gitter |
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