Bilibin, I. (English spelling) Bilibin I

...Around the same time, Jean de Brunhoff (1899-1937) captured the world market with his Babar the Elephant, and during the war, when supplies were scarce, Samivel produced sophisticated picture books printed in two colors.
[Former Soviet Union, Eastern Europe, Northern Europe, etc.]
During the imperial era in Russia, the tradition of Ivan Bilibin illustrating Krylov and other characters with a dark, medieval passion was continued even after the revolution. The Soviet State Children's Book Publishing House mobilized top artists to create beautiful, realistic picture books, but they did not lose a certain rustic simplicity and national character.

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…同じころブリュノフJean de Brunhoff(1899‐1937)は《ぞうさんババール》もので世界市場をおさえ，物の乏しい戦争中にサミベルSamivelが2色刷りであかぬけした絵本を作った。
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　ロシアは帝政時代にビリビンIvan Bilibinが中世風の暗い熱情をおりなしてクルイロフなどの挿絵を描いた伝統は，革命後にも継承される。ソ連国立児童図書出版所では一流画家を動員して美しい写実的な絵本を作らせたが，どこかひなびた素朴さと民族的特質を失わない。…

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