Best illustrated books all over the world
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 […]
Svetlana Davydovna Kim is a Soviet artist and illustrator. Member of the National Union of Artists of Ukraine since 1977. Svetlana Kim was born in Chernivtsi on September 10, 1947. From 1965 to 1969 she studied at the clothing design department at the Vyzhnytsia College of Applied Arts. After graduating […]
Valentyn Oleksandrovych Gordiychuk (1947) is a Ukrainian artist, graphic artist, and book illustrator. He graduated from the Kiev State Art Institute.
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 famous Khabarovsk artist. Since his student days, he has been seriously interested in the unique culture of indigenous peoples. His first illustrated book was the Nanai fairy tale “Mergen and His Friends”, and soon after that he created a series of illustrations for the book of […]