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Ronald Searle Sells His Originals to German Museum

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Alan Gardner Published: March 9, 2011 Updated: September 18, 2026 1 minute 1 comment

Ronald Searle has sold 2,000 sketches, 50 books of drawings and lithographs – the bulk of his original artwork – to a German museum who paid 1 million Euros ($1.4 million). The work spans six decades.