Gahan Wilson's original cartoon for the New Yorker issue of January 19, 1998, shows a city undergoing an calamity of apocalyptic proportions.
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| "Still, you gotta admit crime is down." Gahan Wilson Original art The New Yorker, January 19, 1998, p. 57 |
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| Gahan Wilson's signature |
The mockup, right, suggests the artwork was considered as a New Yorker cover, sans caption. The colors are untrue to the original. Note the addition of the Fifth Avenue signpost, probably as an overlay. The date, January 9, 1998, does not correspond to a published issue of the magazine. Nothing about this seems typical.
This intriguing original art was sold at South Bay Auctions, Inc., of Eastern Long Island on June 18.
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| Gahan Wilson South Bay Auctions, Inc., listing accessed June 12, 2025 |
Sold!
When published in The New Yorker as a cartoon, the Fifth Avenue sign seen on the cover mockup was retained.
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| "Still, you gotta admit crime is down." Gahan Wilson The New Yorker, January 19, 1998, p. 57 |
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| "Still, you gotta admit crime is down." Gahan Wilson Original art The New Yorker, January 19, 1998, p. 57 |
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| With a drawing by Gahan Wilson |
Note: Original cartoon art by Gahan Wilson is usually a good subject for this blog, whether or not the world as we know it is coming to an end. Please send images of what lies hiddin within your collection.
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