Best illustrated books all over the world
Vladimir Kanevsky (1939–2023) was a beloved Russian illustrator and painter, known for his work in children’s literature and magazines. He illustrated over a hundred books, including The Adventures of Cipollino by Gianni Rodari, as well as works by Marshak, Chukovsky, Mikhalkov, Yuri Kushak, Andersen, Tove Jansson, and Selma Lagerlöf. Kanevsky […]
Gheorghe Zlobin (1948) is a Moldovan graphic artist and book illustrator whose work has shaped the visual language of several generations of readers. Educated as an architect, he devoted his career to the art of book design and illustration, mastering a wide range of printmaking techniques — including etching, woodcut, […]
Leonid Viktorovich Vladimirsky (1920–2015) was a Russian graphic artist and illustrator. He gained wide recognition for his illustrations to Aleksey Tolstoy’s “The Golden Key, or the Adventures of Buratino” and Alexander Volkov’s “Emerald City” series. Born in Moscow, Vladimirsky studied at the Moscow Institute of Civil Engineering, but was drafted […]
Evgeny Tikhonovich Migunov (1921–2004) was a Soviet and Russian artist, illustrator, cartoonist, and animator, known for his bright and humorous visual style that shaped generations of readers and viewers. Born in Moscow, he began studying art at a young age and worked during World War II creating propaganda posters. After […]
Evgeny Mikhailovich Galey (1927-1994) was a Soviet and Russian artist, illustrator, and film production designer. He was born in Lgov, Kursk Oblast. Before turning to art, Galey studied at the Moscow Aviation Engine-Building Technical School from 1943 to 1947 and worked as a design technician. In 1950, he entered the […]
Vladimir Grigorievich Suteev (1903–1993) — Russian artist, writer, and animation director. Born in Moscow to a physician’s family, Suteev showed an early passion for art. From the age of fourteen he earned money illustrating charts for exhibitions and diplomas for sports competitions, and later worked as a hospital orderly and […]
Valery Andreyevich Dmitryuk (1940–2020) — artist, illustrator, and caricaturist. Born in Nizhny Novgorod, Dmitryuk began his artistic career as a designer at the Ordzhonikidze Aviation Plant after finishing school, while also drawing cartoons for local newspapers. He graduated from the Faculty of Artistic and Technical Design of Printed Materials at […]
Vera Mikhailovna Ermolaeva (1893–1937) — Russian painter, graphic artist, and illustrator. Born into a landowning family, Ermolaeva received her education in Paris and Lausanne. She graduated from Princess Obolenskaya’s Gymnasium in St. Petersburg in 1910 and from the Archaeological Institute in 1917. She studied in M. Bernstein’s studio and was […]
Rafail Adolfovich Volsky (October 31, 1938 – 2007) was a Soviet theater designer, graphic artist, and illustrator. Born in Moscow, he, together with his brother Viktor Volsky, designed more than 200 operatic, ballet, and dramatic productions for major theaters. For many years, their work appeared on the stages of the […]
Pyotr Ivanovich Bagin (born 1938) — graphic artist and book illustrator. Born and raised in Ufa, Bagin graduated from the Leningrad Art and Graphic College in 1958 and later from the animation department of the VGIK Art Faculty (All-Russian State Institute of Cinematography). For more than forty years, he has […]
Alexander Nikolayevich Azemsha (1950–2014) was a well-known Russian artist and illustrator. In 1975, he graduated from the Ilya Repin Institute of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture. From 1978 to 1988 he served as the chief artist of the youth magazine Koster (“The Campfire”). Azemsha designed and illustrated over one hundred books, […]
Mikhail Solomonovich Maiofis (born 1939) is a Russian artist and illustrator, known for his work in graphic arts, painting, and etching. He was born in Leningrad and graduated in 1963 from the Ilya Repin Institute of Painting, Sculpture, and Architecture. Maiofis began illustrating books in the early 1960s and went […]
Nikolai Nikolaevich Kupreyanov (1894–1933) was a Soviet graphic artist. He was born in the Polish town of Włocławek. In 1912, he graduated from the Tenishev School and then studied for four years at the Faculty of Law at Saint Petersburg University, while also attending the workshops of the Imperial Academy […]
Ilya Iosifovich Kabakov, a famous conceptual artist, was born in Dnepropetrovsk in 1933. During the war, he was evacuated to Samarkand, where he entered the school at the Leningrad Institute of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture. After the war, he moved to Moscow, studied at the Moscow Printing Institute. He worked […]
Mara Daugaviete (born in 1955) is an artist and book illustrator. She grew up in a creative family — her parents were artists — and drew a lot since childhood, especially interested in theatrical art. She graduated from the art department of the Moscow Printing Institute and worked in book […]
Vladimir Nikolaevich Zuykov (1935-2021) — artist, illustrator. Graduated from the Potemkin Moscow Pedagogical Institute, then taught drawing at school, worked as an illustrator in magazines and newspapers; since 1968 he was a production designer at the Soyuzmultfilm studio. He took part in the creation of more than 30 animated films. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]