In the November 4 sale of illustration art, Heritage Auctions offered an original Gahan Wilson Playboy cartoon that is hardly the usual Christmas fare.
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| "Apparently, every Christmas he'd take the tree out of storage and add a few more ornaments!" Gahan Wilson Playboy, December 2001 |
Wilson inscribed the original "For Doc Schiff from" followed by his signature. Playboy's stamps are in place in the upper margin of the art.
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| "Apparently, every Christmas he'd take the tree out of storage and add a few more ornaments!" Gahan Wilson Original art Playboy, December 2001 |
Sixteen-and-a-half hours prior to the sale, when I checked in, online bidding was going strong.
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| Gahan Wilson Heritage Auctions listing of November 4, 2025 accessed sixteen hours before the live bidding |
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| Gahan Wilson Heritage Auctions item description |
And an even better price was achieved when the bidding went live.
Note: Many thanks to David from Manhattan for identifying the month and year of publication.
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