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Searle - Happy Ending

Searle, Ronald (Cambridge 1920 - 2011 Draguignan). Happy Ending. Aquarellierte Federzeichnung. 1974. Signiert, datiert '19. December 1974', betitelt sowie zusätzlich bezeichnet 'Maquette Couleur'. 65 x 50 cm. Der britische Zeichner und Karikaturist Ronald Searle wusste seinen schwarzen Humor mit liebenswertem Charme zu verbinden, er wurde einst auch ein 'Jonathan Swift der Feder' genannt. Searle schätzte Katzen und Champagner, verabscheute Krieg und Machtpolitik. So arbeitete er u.a. für Zeitschriften wie Punch, The New Yorker, The New York Times, Le Monde und den Spiegel.- Die Zeichnung ähnelt einer Illustration aus Ronald Searl's Big Fat Cat Book, London, 1982.- Leicht lichtrandig. Searle, Ronald (Cambridge 1920 - 2011 Draguignan). Happy Ending. Watercolor and pen drawing. 1974. Signed, dated '19 December 1974', titled, and additionally inscribed 'Maquette Couleur'. 65 x 50 cm. The British illustrator and cartoonist Ronald Searle knew how to combine his dark humor with endearing charm; he was once called a 'Jonathan Swift of the pen'. Searle appreciated cats and champagne and abhorred war and power politics. He worked for magazines such as Punch, The New Yorker, The New York Times, Le Monde, and Der Spiegel. The drawing resembles an illustration from Ronald Searle's Big Fat Cat Book, London, 1982. Slightly light-stained.]
Estimate:£674.17
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