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Ilon Wikland is one of Sweden’s most popular children’s book illustrators. Wikland is the one who illustrated most of Astrid Lindgren’s beloved books and characters, such as The Brothers Lionheart, Lotta on Troublemaker Street, and Madicken.
Occupation (s) Artist, illustrator. Maire-Ilon Wikland (née Pääbo; born 5 February 1930) is an Estonian -born Swedish artist and illustrator. [1] Wikland was born in Tartu, Estonia and raised in Haapsalu, Lääne County on Estonia's Baltic coast.
Ilon Wikland is a versatile artist whose pictures span a wide range, from the safe idyll on Troublemaker Street to the breathtaking black depths at the Karma Falls in The Brothers Lionheart. Wikland came as a refugee to Sweden from Estonia during the Second World War and was later trained at the art school Konstfack in Stockholm.
25 May 2024-12 January 2025. Ilon Wikland is one of Sweden’s most beloved illustrators. Born in Estonia in 1930, she came to Sweden as a 14-year-old, starting on her path as an illustrator at an early age. She has deeply influenced many generations of children and adults.
Authors & Illustrators. Ilon Wikland. View books. Ilon Wikland is a Swedish artist who has illustrated the largest number of Astrid Lindgren’s books. In 1944, Wiklund escaped the second Soviet occupation of Estonia with a classmate’s family and arrived in Sweden as a refugee.
5 de feb. de 2024 · Ilon Wikland, an Estonian-Swedish artist and illustrator, renowned for her illustrations for the world-famous Swedish children author, Astrid Lindgren, is celebrating her 94th birthday on 5 February. On 5 February, the Estonian artist residing in Stockholm, Ilon Wikland, will be celebrating her 94th birthday.
Ilon Wikland (Maire-Ilon Pääbo) Her father, Max Pääbo was a civil engineer and her mother, Vida Pääbo-Juse was a painter and textile artist who had graduated from the Pallas Art School in Tartu. Ilon spent her childhood in Haapsalu. "I have often thought that the best thing that happened to me was going to live with my grandmother and grandfather in Haapsalu.
