Best illustrated books all over the world
Vladimir Semenovich Lyubarov (born in 1944) is a Russian artist and graphic artist. He graduated from the Moscow Secondary Art School at the Surikov Institute, then the Department of Artistic Design of Printed Products at the Moscow Polygraphic Institute. He worked as a chief artist in the popular science magazine […]
Viktor Aleksandrovich Chizhikov (1935-2020) was a Soviet artist and illustrator. He graduated from the Moscow Polygraphic Institute in 1958. He worked in the children’s magazines Murzilka, Vesyolye Kartinki, the humorous publication Krokodil and other periodicals. For many years he worked as an illustrator in the popular magazine Vokrug Sveta. Since […]
Yana Sedova (1985) — artist, graphic artist, illustrator. Graduated from the Moscow Stroganov Academy of Art and Industry. The first book she illustrated — Eduard Verkin’s story “Friend April” — was published in 2010. Yana is an internationally known artist and illustrator. Her art and book illustrations have been exhibited […]
Petr Prokhorovich Aseyev (1919-2014) — artist, illustrator of children’s books. Born in the city of Uryupinsk. Since childhood, he loved fishing — at that time, the Khoper River was full of different fish, even sterlet. Sitting on the bank with a fishing rod became a lifelong hobby. Studied at the […]
Nadezhda Illarionova (1985) – artist, illustrator. Graduated from Moscow State University. S.G. Stroganova Instagram | instagram.com/fly_in_the_fog Website |
Elena Antimonova (1945-2002) — graphic artist, watercolourist, illustrator. She was born in Tbilisi, then moved to Latvia, where she studied painting at the Latvian Academy of Arts. Since 1969, she regularly exhibited her works; her personal exhibitions were held in Riga, Tartu, Poland, Venice. The artist designed and illustrated more […]
Elena Vasilievna Safonova (1902-1980) – Russian artist, book illustrator. Graduated from the painting department of VKhUTEIN, where she studied in the studio of Kuzma Petrov-Vodkin. From 1923, she illustrated books, mainly literature for children and adolescents. In total, she illustrated about 25 books. In 1928-1935, she collaborated with the magazines […]
Oleg Korovin (1915–2002) — Artist, graphic designer, and illustrator. Born in Yekaterinburg, Russia, Korovin studied at the Perm Art School before beginning his career in illustration. After serving in the war, he returned to civilian life and focused on book illustration, working with publishing houses first in Sverdlovsk and later […]
Oleg Vladimirovich Vasiliev (1931-2013) — artist, illustrator of children’s books. He was born in Moscow, graduated from the graphic department of the Moscow State Art Institute named after Surikov. Since the 60s of the last century, he has been designing children’s books for more than thirty years together with another […]
Eric Vladimirovich Bulatov (1933) — artist, illustrator, one of the founders of Sots Art. Born in Sverdlovsk; moved to Moscow, graduated from the Surikov Art Institute in 1958. Began working at the children’s publishing house “Detgiz” together with Kabakov and Oleg Vasiliev; in collaboration with the latter, illustrated many famous […]
Gennady Kalinovsky (1929-2006) was one of the most famous and prolific Soviet illustrators. The brilliant illustrator and graphic artist created a unique, bright world of children’s book illustrations. He was born in Stavropol, then moved with his family to Makhachkala, where he spent his childhood. Already then, in 1943, he […]
Irina Ivanovna Kazakova (born on August 28th, 1935) is an artist and book illustrator. She graduated from the graphic department of the Russian Academy of Arts, where she studied under Mikhail Afanasievich Taranov. “I entered the Academy of Arts. I learned not only from wonderful teachers, but also from my […]
Gennady Pavlishin is a well-known artist from Khabarovsk. Since his student days, he has been deeply interested in the distinctive culture of indigenous peoples. His first illustrated book was the Nanai fairy tale “Mergen and His Friends”, and soon after he created a series of illustrations for D. Nagishkin’s collection […]
Tamara Yufa (1937–2022) was a Russian artist and book illustrator. She was born in the Lipetsk region and graduated from the Leningrad Art Pedagogical College. After completing her studies, she taught drafting and drawing at a school in the поселок of Ladva; at that time she created her first illustrations […]
G. A. V. Traugot is the collective signature under which the book illustrations of three artists were published: Georgy Traugot and his sons Alexander and Valery. Georgy (1903–1961), Alexander (born 1931), and Valery (1936–2009) Traugot began working in children’s book illustration in 1956. The first books were illustrated jointly by […]
Boris Mikhailovich Artsybashev (1899–1965) was an American artist, designer, and illustrator of Russian origin. He was the son of the writer Mikhail Artsybashev. Born in Kharkiv, he emigrated to the United States during the Russian Civil War. In 1919, he began working in an engraving studio in New York, where […]
Dmitry Alexandrovich Trubin (b. 1961) — Russian artist and illustrator. Born in Kotlas, Arkhangelsk Region, Trubin first graduated from a maritime college before completing his studies at the Art Faculty of the Moscow Polygraphic Institute. He has illustrated more than one hundred children’s books, including Thumbelina and The Steadfast Tin […]
Evgeny Mikhailovich Rachev (1906–1997) was an artist and book illustrator. He was born in Tomsk and spent his childhood in a village with his grandmother. In 1920, he traveled on his own to Novorossiysk to join his mother, worked in the port, studied at a maritime vocational school, and later […]
Svetozar Aleksandrovich Ostrov (1941–2024) was an artist, graphic designer, and illustrator. He was born in Leningrad into a family of artists. He began drawing at the age of five. He studied at the Leningrad Secondary Art School and later graduated from the Faculty of Graphics of the I. E. Repin […]