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Jack Gibson (Aust., 1904-1980).

“Was Invited To A Neck Tie Party, But They Didn’t Say Whose Neck!” [‘Hell’ Series]

c1961. Pen and ink with graphite and white highlight, signed lower left, captioned in ink with publishing annotations and Man magazine stamp with date “March ’61, (‘Hell’), F19672” verso, 37.2 x 54.5cm. Tear to lower right corner, slight foxing and discolouration to edges, laid down on original backing.

Cartoonist Jack Gibson was “one of the true Bohemians of the old Kings Cross – a member of the hard-working, hard-drinking group of journalists and cartoonists who haunted [Sydney’s Kings] Cross.” He illustrated for several publications including Man, a men’s magazine following the format of America’s Esquire. From the 1940s until 1974 Gibson “drew madly intricate monthly cartoons for Man set in Hell” which almost always depicted a new arrival in, with a comic blockline explaining how they got there. Ref: DAAO; CB&M; SMH 24.11.2010.

“Gibson’s son, the cartoonist and illustrator John Jensen of London, has the only known extant original ‘Hell’ cartoon.” Ref: DAAO.

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Item #CL194-152

Price (AUD): $1,950.00  other currencies