Rien Poortvliet

Place: Schiedam

Born: 1932

Death: 1995

Biography:

Rien Poortvliet (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈrim ˈpoːrtflit] 7 August 1932 – 15 September 1995) was a Dutch draughtsman and painter. Born in Schiedam, he was best known for his drawings of animals and for "Gnomes" in the famous series of books provided with text by Wil Huygen and published by Harry N. Abrams, Inc. of New York City. Being a plasterer's s...