Animalists
Basil James Nightingale was a British painter who was a sports painter who painted in oil, pastel and watercolour. He painted racehorses for Edward VIII and also made many humorous sketches, some of which have been published.
Evgeny Vasilievich Nikolaev (Russian: Евгений Васильевич Николаев) was a Soviet and Russian artist of the second half of the twentieth and early twenty-first centuries. He is known as a sculptor, stonecutter, animalist and teacher.
Evgeny Nikolaev was a regular participant of animalistic exhibitions both in the Soviet Union and abroad, which contributed to his creative development. He was also a pedagogue, teaching drawing and composition at the Moscow Institute of Technology. His multifaceted skill was expressed in working with different materials, from stone and porcelain to metal. Nikolaev's sculptures are in the collections of various museums.
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.
