A sharp pencil and an even sharper tongue when observing other human beings were Wilhelm Busch’s toolkit. The German comic strip poet, illustrator and painter lived a self-styled withdrawn existence in a small village in the North Western part of 19th century Germany.

Wilhelm brought his social studies to life through witty caricatures. Sketching and commenting human failures and people’s darker traits in quirky verses of creative silliness were his trademarks.