Ronald Searle'sIdyll (1973) is a sweet yet somewhat mystifying evocation of spring. His cats were generally popular and, to his frustration, sold lithographs far better than did his non-feline satirical work. Here one of his delightful cats prances about outdoors piping music. Add to that a few dozen unappreciative birds, many of them nesting, and a single reticent pig, and you have—just what, exactly? You have an idyll without an audience.
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| Idyll Ronald Searle Lithograph in colors No. 47/99, 1973 |
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| Idyll Ronald Searle Lithograph in colors No. 47/99, 1973 |
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| Ronald Searle's signature |
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| Ronald Searle Auktionshaus Mehlis GmbH listing accessed August 9, 2022 August 27, 2022, lot 4075 |
Sold! The sale price, with an English translation:
Idyll was included in More Cats (1975), shown here, but not in the book, alongside They're All Against Me, another lithograph:
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