The press cartoonist Sergei, figure of the newspaper Le Monde Sergei, who had been drawing for 45 years, died at the age of 69, the newspaper announced on Friday. Known for his unique and poetic style, Sergei touched several generations of readers with his whimsical and thoughtful drawings.
A poet of drawing
Sergei was not a political cartoonist in the classical sense, but a true visual poetcapable of transforming abstract concepts and universal ideas into immediately comprehensible images. In his obituary, Le Monde emphasizes that his "imaginary worlds" were populated with pianos, notably his famous 1903 Pleyel quarter grand, saxophone angels, or prisons whose cells opened onto free horizons.
An international and committed career
Born Sergio Goizauskas Born in Buenos Aires on April 28, 1956, he came from a cosmopolitan family: his mother was of Russian origin and his father Lithuanian. An accomplished pianist and acclaimed writer, he left Argentina in 1976 for Paris to escape the dictatorship of General Videla. In Paris, he quickly became involved in journalism, contributing to publications such as The Echo of the Savanes, The Express and New York Timesbefore entering the Monde February 1981.
Over the decades, Sergei has developed an immediately identifiable style, blending humor, poetry and philosophical reflectionHis work combines graphic rigor and artistic sensitivity, creating worlds where music, imagination, and human questions intersect. His influence is felt as much in the field of drawing as in literature and music, disciplines in which he also excelled.
