Anastassija Archipowa
Anastassija Archipowa was born in 1955 in Moscow and studied at the W.J.Surikov Arts-Institute. She began her career as a poster designer, winning critical acclaim in poster contests in the Soviet Union and abroad. In the mid-seventies Archipowa, a Moscow resident, turned to illustrating Shakespeare, Cervantes, Molière and Goethe, as well as fairy-tales by Russian and foreigm writers.
Archipowa’s world is a place of beauty and harmony. Having done much illustrating of classics, she tries to avoid offering her own interpretations of the text, seeking instead to help readers penetrate the book’s true spirit. This requires a thorough study of the material world of the period in question. Archipowa succeds in giving an exceptionally accurate rendering of material objects, be they the protagonist’s attire, hairstyle, hand gun, architecture, interior, table ware, or the heroine’s jewellery.
Her hallmarks are immaculate draftwmanship, threedimensional representation, and attention to lighting, She espouses the theory that every illustration should tell a story. In other words, events and characters ought to be portrayed as having real-life prototpyes.
Since 1985 Anastassja Archipowa established contacts to the Esslinger J.F. Schreiber Publishing House. Meantime she illustrated several fairy-tales for the Esslinger Publications.
Anastassija Archipova lives and works in Moskow in a country cottage in the bosom of her family. Her illustrations have been exhibited all over the world.
Bei Esslinger im Programm
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Anastassija ArchipowaThumbelina
Little Thumbelina is one of Hans Christian Andersen's most popular and best loved fairy-tale characters. Born in a tulip blossom, Thumbelina is abducted from her happy home and has to go through numer...
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Anastassija ArchipowaThe Brothers Grimm Tell Animal Tales
The five most beautiful and best-known animal fairy-stories by the Brothers Grimm are now available in one volume: “Puss-in-Boots”, “The Bremen Town Musicians”, “The Frog Prince”, “The S...
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Anastassija ArchipowaThe Snow Queen
The fairy tale of the Snow Queen tells the story of little Kai whose heart turns to ice. The Snow Queen abducts him to her ice palace and only the love of his playmate Gerda can save him....
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Anastassija ArchipowaThe most beautiful Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen
The beloved collection of fairy tales by Hans Christian Andersen - eith Thumbelina added in for good measure - is now available in a new edition....
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Anastassija ArchipowaHansel & Gretel
One of the best-known fairytales from the Brothers Grimm arouses memories of wonderful childhood story times full of cosy imagination. The Russian artist Anastassija Archipowa has once again interpret...
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