The Art of Pierangelo Boog: Ronald Searle

Montag, 2. Februar 2026

RONALD SEARLE: THE KING OF BEASTS & OTHER CREATURES

Ronald William Fordham Searle, CBE, RDI (3 March 1920 – 30 December 2011) was an English artist and satirical cartoonist, comics artist and illustrator.

Exhibionist donkey about to make an ass of itself

Fastidious rat looking for an impeccable sewer

Hypersensitive rattlesnake in search of peace and quiet

Cretinous owl utterly convinced that it is revered as a symbol of wisdom

Particularly repellent dog glowing under the impression that it is man's best friend

Imbecile rodent confident that it has a foolproof claim against the Disney organization

Loquacious parrot convinced that it is teaching man a basic vocabulary

Obtuse camel looking for largish needle

Out-o-touch unicorn unaware that it is a myth

Agnostic serpent attempting to sell apples

Baby seal under the impression that clubs are centres of social activity

Exceptionally obese hippopotamus trying to reassure itself that Fat is Fun

Retarded ape happy in the knowledge that it is the ancestor of Man

American bald eagle suddenly realizing that its leanings are basically Marxist

Misinformed crocodile shedding genuine tears

Feeble-minded circus lion basking in the belief that it is the King of Beasts

Hypochondriac cow going for a cholesterol test

Simple-minded wart-hog reassuring itself that beauty is more than skin deep

Naïve asp seeking a bosom friend

Hopelessly mixed-up vcampire bat trying to conceal the fact that its tastes are rigidly vegetarian

Asinine horse thinking that is only a question of time before it replaces the car

Under-sexed double-horned rhinoceros in search of a reliable aphrodisiac

Muddled sheep in wolf's clothing

Aggressive chicken applying Kung Fu to a Peking Duck

Conceited egg about to commence its memoirs

Montag, 30. März 2020

RONALD SEARLE: Haven't We Met Before Somewhere?

Ronald William Fordham Searle, CBE, RDI (3 March 1920 – 30 December 2011) was an English artist and satirical cartoonist, comics artist and illustrator.

We show his cartoons for Haven't We Met Before Somewhere?, 1966.
Searle, concerning himself with the visual probe, travelling for six years,sometimes two or three times a year, up and down Western Germany, sometimes over the Wall into East Berlin, has produced an album of drawings that may prove to be his most brilliant yet. In Germany, where some of these drawings have recenty been published in a magazine, opinions differ :... the insolent smears of a Searle; caricature should critisize errors in a friendly way but not spit in ones face.
...I find Searle's drawing magnificient and pertinent. A small contribution against the widespread opinion that we Germans are incapable of laughing at ourselves.