'Por favor sēnor' - Searle in Spain

I'm not aware that Searle ever visited Spain but he did illustrate an article for the January 1962 of Holiday magazine - it was one of a series of 'By Rocking Chair Across...' satirical reports written by Alex Atkinson.

Original art in the Wilhelm Busch Museum, Hanover, Germany.

These were reprinted in Searle's book collection 'Escape from the Amazon!' (1964) with the following pictures also.

 Peter Harrington Books has a signed edition available here

'First edition, first impression. Presentation copy from Ronald Searle, inscribed in his distinctive hand on the front free endpaper: "For Wendy with love from Ronnie, Christmas 1964"; also tipped-in is an inscribed Christmas card (1965) from Searle (with integral envelope addressed in his hand). "Wendy" is the actress, dancer, and theatre and film director, Wendy Toye (1917-2010) who had collaborated with Searle on a number of theatre projects.'

The English Club

Searle's depictions of the traditional English 'drawing room' environment or gentlemen's club are bravura examples of his technique.

'The English Club' Adam 1962

 'The Fortress of the Englishmen' Punch 1958

 'The characters of Agatha Christie' May14th, 1956 LIFE magazine