The Great Willard Mullin -- Baseball Illustration from The Sporting News

An amazing piece of original art spotted on eBay. Original art by Willard Mullin -- the greatest sports cartooonist in the history of journalism. This piece appeared in The Sporting News and was originally titled "Happy Hangover."

Starting off with a detail shot to appreciate the scope...Willard Mullin beautifully creates a Lilliputean scene of  big-time baseball owners brushing a bunch of players off their coats like so many annoying fleas.

Here's the "big picture" in all its glory...a breathtaking symphony of gestural cartoon art.

More mind-blowing detail shots below...

...and there's a lot more Willard Mullin artwork to enjoy, both here at CartoonSnap, as well as other great blogs. Check 'em out!

Willard Mullin Link-Fest: 

"Gangsters, Gunsels, Crooks, Cops and Hitler"

Willard Mullin on Boxing

Willard Mullin on Football & Baseball

Boxing Cartoons by Willard Mullin

Willard Mullin Biography

Willard Mullin on How to Draw Animals

A Tribute to Willard Mullin

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Thanks to Leif Peng's Today's Inspiration blog for:

Advertising Art by Willard Mullin

Willard Mullin's Editorial Art

"Willard Mullin Draws the Brooklyn Bum"

Willard Mullin is Tops in Sport Cartooning

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...and check out these terrific posts on Will Finn's blog featuring
scans from the book, "Clowning Through Baseball":

"Clowning Through Baseball" book illustrations by Willard Mullin

More Mullin illustrations from "Clowning through Baseball"

Even MORE great lively poses from the baseball book

The last batch of classic baseball drawings by Willard Mullin