Bill Wenzel

[vodou]

Heh. Is $776 a new record for Bill?

 

 

[Mighty Hal]

It must be up there, anyway. I've been the under bidder on a few of these auctions, and I really regret not pushing my budget a little higher. I'd have bid on this one, too, if it had been listed just a week earlier.

 

Timing is everything. In this case, my timing sucked.

 

The thing is, there are a lot of Wenzel illustrations out there -- Lynn Munroe estimates the artist did 10,000 drawings in his three-odd decades -- but his best work seems to be dropping into black hole collections. This one was a fully finished illustration, on board, with a classic Wenzel girl to boot. I think it was worth the money.

[pinupcartoonguy]

I think it's time to put some of mine up for auction!

 

[bedrockcomics]

I think it's time to put some of mine up for auction!

 

 

Start with this one

 

http://www.comicartfans.com/gallerypiece.asp?piece=30542

 

[pinupcartoonguy]

I think it's time to put some of mine up for auction!

 

 

Start with this one

 

http://www.comicartfans.com/gallerypiece.asp?piece=30542

 

That's one of the few Humoram cartoons I own that actually has a half-way decent gag!

 

[Mighty Hal]

I think it's time to put some of mine up for auction!

 

 

Start with this one

 

http://www.comicartfans.com/gallerypiece.asp?piece=30542

 

Yep, that needs to be put up for bid. But wait four months, would you?

[MIL0S]

yes, and the same seller had another Wenzel sell for $850 in November, but are these anomalies or a new trend? there is another seller with a large collection of original Wenzel's priced at $400-$500 which I thought were WAY overpriced, what are the thoughts on those? $500 for most of those seems way high considering another seller routinely lists Wenzel's that sell for $50-125, though I realize those are from a different period and are typically done in a 'looser' sketchy ink wash vs the earlier pen/ink on board pieces.

 

http://www.ebay.com/sch/m.html?_odkw=&_ssn=jgautographs&hash=item5b204628fe%3Ag%3At5oAAOSwDuJWvPOG&item=391383492862&_osacat=0&_from=R40&_trksid=p2046732.m570.l1313.TR10.TRC2.A0.H0.Xbill+wenzel.TRS2&_nkw=bill+wenzel&_sacat=0

[pinupcartoonguy]

To me, those are in the $100-$150 range. Personally, I much prefer his ink-wash pieces.

[MIL0S]

To me, those are in the $100-$150 range. Personally, I much prefer his ink-wash pieces.

 

yeah, I like the ink wash pieces too, you can see my collection of Wenzel's here:

 

http://www.comicartfans.com/galleryroom.asp?gsub=73335

[suspense39]

To me, those are in the $100-$150 range. Personally, I much prefer his ink-wash pieces.

 

yeah, I like the ink wash pieces too, you can see my collection of Wenzel's here:

 

http://www.comicartfans.com/galleryroom.asp?gsub=73335

 

Nice collection!