Elsa Beskow

Elsa Beskow (1874-1953) is one of the most well known of Swedish childrens' books illustrators. She is said to have been greatly influenced by Walter Crane.

• The elegant yet playful art nouveau style depicted above comes from a 1910 book called Hänschen im Blaubeerenwald, online at the Traumstadt Museum.
• Elsa Beskow biography.
• Some other sites displaying her work.

Addit: From Karl's comment, the original title of this book is: Putte i blåbärsskogen