Aleksander Koshkin
Aleksander Koshkin is renowned for his illustrations throughout Russia and Europe. He has illustrated a two-volume set of Grimm’s fairy tales, published in Italy and Kipling’s The Jungle Book, published in Spain. He also illustrated a Russian version of the Pinocchio story, The Adventures of Buratino, which won the bronze medal at the International Children’s Book Contest in Leipzig in 1981.
A Kirkus pointer review called his work “outstanding, full of vigor and robust color.” Mr. Koshkin was first published in America with his illustrations in Elizabeth Winthrop’s Vasilissa the Beautiful. Mr. Koshkin resides in Moscow.
Information courtesy of PBA Galleries October 2002