J.C. Suares – “Print- America’s graphic design magazine”, November 1973

Like Grandville, Doré, and Tenniel, he is an absolute master of the pen. Salvador Dali christened Mihaesco a ‘surrrrrrrrrrealist’..."

Eugène Mihaesco arrived in the U.S. in January 1971 to try his luck for the third time in his career. The first time was in Romania, the second in Switzerland. He came here at age 34, without any working knowledge of English, let alone any money. Today, 200 published drawings later, his influence on magazine and newspaper illustration is unquestioned. Mihaesco’s style in drawing is reminiscent of the work of 19^th-century illustrators. Like Grandville, Doré, and Tenniel, he is an absolute master of the pen. He uses it like a third hand, and sometimes his work is so tightly executed that he has a hard time convincing people that he didn’t merely paste together some old steel engravings. Salvador Dali christened Mihaesco a ‘surrrrrrrrrrealist’ and I suppose that suites him fine.