Legends of the Visual Arts of the Past and Today’s Prominent Artists
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Legends of the Visual Arts of the Past and Today’s Prominent Artists

Sarah Fanelli is an Italian-British illustrator and master collage artist

Sarah Fanelli is a British artist of Italian descent. A master with a unique style, she is a recognized world authority in the art of collage. The artist is loved and appreciated by book publishers, glossy magazines, advertising agencies, as well as personally by Stephen Heller – art director of The New York Times Book Review.

Miroslav Šašek is a renowned Czech author and illustrator

Miroslav Šašek is a Czech author and book illustrator. His famous city guides to countries around the world aim for an unusually deep learning experience, from a child’s perspective. His books are very popular and have been translated into many languages in France, Germany, Spain, South America, Japan, Scandinavian countries and so on. And the author himself is an inspiring example for modern artists. Four of the books in the “This is” series (New York, Israel, Venice, Ireland) have been made into movies, illustrations have appeared on postcards, posters and in advertisements. Shashek illustrated everything from the children’s fairy tale about Little Red Riding Hood to the sparkling satire of Jaroslav Hasek. He participated in exhibitions in Germany, Switzerland, Great Britain, Australia and the USA.

Emily Sutton is a contemporary English illustrator

Emily Sutton is an English contemporary English illustrator. She was born in 1983 in North Yorkshire, where she currently resides, in a house on a hill. She works on illustrations for her own children’s books and has exhibited productively in Europe, the USA and her native UK. At exhibitions with her participation traditional full house, and works are bought by collectors from all over the world.

Stanley Spencer is an English artist of the First and Second World Wars

Stanley Spencer – English artist, representative of magic realism, a master of genre and everyday painting. He was born June 30, 1891 in Cookham, Berkshire, in England.

Bernard Buffet is a leading painter of post-war France

Bernard Buffet is a French artist, born July 10, 1928 in Paris, who was widely recognized by the public, collectors and critics for his melancholy, somber works that convey the atmosphere in post-World War II France.

Christopher Wood is an English artist of naive style

Christopher Wood was an English artist who lived a full but very short life. He was born on April 7, 1901 in Knowsley, near Liverpool. Educated at Marlborough College in Wiltshire, then switched to medicine and architecture before pursuing an artistic career. Traveled extensively throughout Europe and North Africa, experiencing new cultural experiences.

Simon Palmer is one of the UK’s leading aqua painters

Simon Palmer is an English illustrator, born on April 13, 1956 in Doncaster. Palmer exhibits regularly in London and his work is held in many private collections in the UK and overseas in Europe, America, Japan and Australia. He trained in illustration and graphic design under illustrator and WWII artist Ernest Bowie Uden at the School of Art and Design in Suray.

Javier Sabala is a Spanish artist and illustrator

Spanish artist Javier Sabala was born in 1962 in León, but has lived in Madrid for over 30 years. Javier has illustrated more than 80 books for children and adults, including books of his own authorship. His books have been translated into 16 languages. Among his works are illustrations for works by Cervantes, Shakespeare, Garcia Lorca, Rodari, Melville and Wag Gogh.