Today in the Creative Spirit section, enjoy a drawing signed by a customer who left a deep footprint at the Hotel Aiglon. This is the British drawer and cartoonist Ronald Searle who designed this flying cat “Chataiglon”.
Mr Searle spent his career working for the New Yorker and Life magazine expressing his satirical eye on society. Drawings he made during his captivity in Singapore from 1941 to 1945 are a precious testimony of the daily reality during the 2nd world war. He is now recognized as a prolific artist who constantly managed to exploit his talent through various styles.
Mr and Mrs Searle are loyal customers of the hotel Aiglon for 35 years. So loyal that a suite has been renamed “the Searle Suite”. The artist has offered three lithographies for this room which confer a strong and unique personality to the place.
This article is also a way to thank Mr and Mrs Searle for their loyalty.
The Searle Suite at the Hotel Aiglon