I am in the process of cataloguing an amazingly
well-preserved collection of mainly soft-back children’s books from the 1930s
and 40s. There’s a strong ex-patriate Russian (or Soviet empire) theme. Over
half the books in the collection are illustrated by Elisabeth Ivanovsky
(1910-2006). Born in Moldova, she spent most of her working life in Brussels
where she came in 1932 to complete her training, soon establishing herself in the broader artistic and literary community. Here’s a selection of her
work, including some of the ‘Pomme d’Api’ miniature books she
created with her husband René Meurant in the 1940s, and Scarabées, done with her long-time collaborator Marcelle Vérité:
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