Georgy Evlampievich Nikolsky (1906 - 1973)

Georgy Evlampievich Nikolsky

Georgy Evlampievich Nikolsky (Russian: Георгий Евлампиевич Никольский) was a Soviet artist of the mid-twentieth century. He is known as an animal graphic artist and illustrator.

Georgy Nikolsky from a young age was fond of zoology and drawing animals. The first book with his illustrations was published in 1935. In the 1940s and 1960s, Nikolsky became a sought-after animal artist who designed many books, including Bernard Euvelmans' "In the Footsteps of Unknown Animals" and Felix Salten's "Bambi". He also collaborated with Diafilm Studios, creating drawings for the diafilm based on Rudyard Kipling's Mowgli.