Jan Kraan

(The Netherlands)

comic art by Jan Kraan
The Dutch illustrator was one of the illustrators for the children's magazine Zonneschijn in the early 1930s. Inspired by "De Stijl" movement of Piet Mondriaan and Theo van Doesburg, Kraan designed the magazine's logo and headers and also did some picture stories. Other illustrators for the magazine were Jan Lutz, Rie Cramer, Anton Pieck, Hans Borrebach and Guus Hens. Kraan has also illustrated a couple of books.
cover by Jan Kraancover by Jan Kraan
header by Jan Kraan
header by Jan Kraan
Jan Kraan in De Nederlandse Stripgeschiedenis