![]() ![]() Searle's drawings appeared in countless books, magazines, advertisements and were occasionally adapted into animated shorts as well. ![]() The graphic execution is often part of the joke. ![]() His cartoons don't always revolve around a clear gag, but more around a witty situation or amusing satirical portrayals of humans and animals. Searle's comedy is mostly observational and caricatured people and animals into instantly amusing and recognizable characters. However, both are just the tip of the iceberg in a career that lasted more than 70 years. He also made numerous cartoons featuring plump and cottony cats. Trinians' (1946-1952), about the most depraved girls' school of all time. As a cartoonist he is best remembered for his one-panel gag cartoon series 'St. Searle excelled in drawings which have a charming old-fashioned quality over them, but at the same time a morbid, satirical undertone too. His characters tend to be tall and skinny, with bulbous eyes, hilariously personified facial features and stilt-like legs. He drew in a very distinctive graphic style. ![]() Ronald Searle was a highly productive, versatile and influential British illustrator, painter, cartoonist and occasional comic artist. ![]()
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