Humor and Satire

Herlof Bidstrup — a Danish artist-cartoonist, depicted the life that boiled around him in the mid-20th century. This volume includes both his well-known cartoons and those that have not been published for more than 30 years. Light, humorous plots and sharp... political satire can amuse not only adults but also children. After all, visual humor is accessible and universal for witty people of all ages. This is what makes Herlof Bidstrup's works unique.

A significant part of the Danish artist's work revolves around simple everyday themes. He managed the seemingly impossible during a time of global discord and disunity — he was able to encompass all the people of the world in his humorous cartoons about typical Danes.

Herlof Bidstrup also seized the opportunity to express through his drawings his outrage at global politics and the imperfections of society. The sharp dagger of his satire struck down the inciters of fear and hatred, gathering around him reasonable and caring people.

Even over time, Bidstrup's cartoons have not lost their relevance and continue to evoke Laughter and Joy in good, thoughtful people and strike at the very heart of the terrifying leviathan, whose name is Enmity and Malice.