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Category Archives: Kotka

The Art of Martta Wendelin

  By Nigel | 23 August, 2014 - 2:09 pm |24 August, 2014 Art from Finland, Artists, Kotka
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Martta Wendelin

Martta Wendelin (23 November 1893 – 1 March 1986) was a Finnish artist whose work was widely used to illustrate fairy tales and children’s books, postcards, school educational books as well as magazine and book covers. She was well known for her illustrations on magazine covers and for books and also … Continue reading →

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