Magazine Illustration Part 4: NEW YORKER magazine COVERS

'They're all against me . . .'

'The Long March'

'Dolce Vita' 

January 1979 Rough 

SIGNED AND DATED 1988

PEN INK WATERCOLOUR AND BODYCOLOUR   17 3/4 X 12 1/4 INCHES

 NEW YORKER , 23 JANUARY 1989 PRELIMINARY FOR COVER

'Catlas'

'Ugh!' 2002, cover rough. 

'The Great Escape', 2002, cover rough. 

Cover rough 2002
pencil, pen and black ink, coloured crayons and watercolour

New Yorker Editorial

As well as numerous New Yorker covers Searle has provided several editorial spots over the years such as this caricature accompanying a profile of John Cleese.
(I'm grateful to Stephen Nadler for the scans.)








Two more 'late period' caricatures from the Jan 25, 1993 issue.

July 26, 1993

August 9, 1993

Jan. 15, 1990

April 12, 1993

December 21, 1992

February 22, 1993

January 8, 1996

'Spectre de la Rose meets Gertrude Stein' 10th Feb 1992

December 28, 1992

Party Animal Rough Sketch

'Angel of Inspiration'

'Rather hot day' 

pencil, pen and black ink and black wash, 12½ x 17 in.

New Yorker, 19 November, 1966.

The Square Egg, published by Weidenfeld, London, 1968.

January 13, 1992

P. G. Wodehouse

Brand new HOLIDAY!

My latest haul of vintage HOLIDAY mags yielded some exciting Searle illustrations. High quality scans to follow soon-for now here's a sneak peek!

Auction

Regular contributor Mr Nadler has started his own blog with a nice write up on Searle originals at auction.  Read it here