The Children Set Sail With Music - Willy Pogany Poster

Beautiful 1920's children's book illustration. by Willy Pogany. Born in August 1882 in Szged, Hungary, Willy Pogany’s career as an illustrator had a humble beginning. After attending a technical school for less than one year and taking only one art class, Pogany decided to develop his artistic abilities by travelling around Europe. Pogany spent a short time in Munich, became fluent in German, and then lived in Paris (1901-1904), where he developed a reputation for his character sketches. Pogany moved to London (1904-1914), where he worked under several notable illustrators including Fischer, Unwin and Hutchinson. In 1908, George Harrap published Pogany’s illustrations in A Treasury of Verse for Children. Pogany went on to win gold medals at the Budapest and Leipzig Expos, and eventually became a Fellow in the London Royal Society of Art