# Gahan Wilson artist context and auction value notes

Canonical page: https://appraisily.com/artist/gahan-wilson/
Profile generated: 2026-08-24T19:58:50.109Z
Quality: medium confidence, adequate sources

## Artist identity

- Birth date: 1930-02-08
- Death date: 2019-11-21
- Nationality: American
- Common media: Cartoons and cartoon drawing, Illustration, Comics

## Portrait

![Gahan Wilson](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d2/Gahan_Wilson_%28445627398%29.jpg)
Jeff · CC BY 2.0
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gahan_Wilson_(445627398).jpg

## About Gahan Wilson

Gahan Allen Wilson (1930–2019) was an American cartoonist, author, and illustrator whose public identity is consistently established by Wikidata, VIAF, and Getty ULAN. He is particularly associated with cartoons built around horror-fantasy situations, using unsettling creatures and strange predicaments as the basis for visual storytelling. His practice also extended to comics and illustration, so his name can appear on original drawings as well as books and other published material. Wilson is best understood as a figure in American cartooning and fantastic illustration rather than as a member of a named fine-art movement. Collectors encounter his work through cartoon art, illustration-related material, and printed publications, while authority records help distinguish him from similarly named people. Because the available source pack contains limited museum narrative and no detailed auction-house biography, this page keeps claims focused on the roles, dates, and subject context that the collected records support.

## Common works and media

Wilson's documented fields point to cartoons, cartoon drawings, comics-related material, and illustration. Printed books or other publication objects may also carry his work or name. The source pack does not establish a catalogue raisonné, edition taxonomy, or ranked list of auction media, so an appraisal should not assume that every printed item is an original or that every image attributed to Wilson is autograph.

## Market and appraisal context

Appraisal should begin by determining whether an object is an original cartoon or illustration, a comics-related item, or printed publication material. A documented connection to a particular publication or to Wilson's characteristic horror-fantasy subject matter can help define the relevant comparison set. Appraisily's artist input reports 178 associated auction records, but this source pack does not expose the individual catalog descriptions, realized prices, dimensions, dates, or conditions needed for a price conclusion. Comparable lots should therefore be matched by work type and sale date. Condition, provenance, edition status, signatures, and other object-specific details require separate documentation and direct examination; the collected identity sources do not establish them for any individual work.

## Appraisily data basis

Appraisily artist pages combine public artist-identity research with auction records, auction-house context, sale dates, realized prices, and comparable lots when those records are available. Identity and market evidence are kept distinct so unsupported price or attribution conclusions are not inferred from authority records alone.

## Sources

- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5516907
- Getty Vocabulary Program: https://vocab.getty.edu/page/ulan/500487685
- VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/61754971/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gahan_Wilson
- Wikipedia: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gahan_Wilson
- Wikipedia: https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gahan_Wilson
- Appraisily: https://appraisily.com/artist/gahan-wilson/