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An original illustration for Punch, 21 March 1962.
Imaginary Portraits: Iris Murdoch
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Ronald William Fordham Searle (b. 1920)
Imaginary Portraits: Iris Murdoch
signed, inscribed and dated 'Ronald Searle/Imaginary Portraits 7/Iris Murdoch/21 March 1962' (lower left), further inscribed 'A severed Head' (upper right)
pencil, pen and ink, ink wash and with scratching out, unframed
16 x 16in. (40.6 x 40.6cm.)
Imaginary Portraits: Iris Murdoch
signed, inscribed and dated 'Ronald Searle/Imaginary Portraits 7/Iris Murdoch/21 March 1962' (lower left), further inscribed 'A severed Head' (upper right)
pencil, pen and ink, ink wash and with scratching out, unframed
16 x 16in. (40.6 x 40.6cm.)
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