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Aart van Dobbenburgh (Amsterdam, 30 September 1899 – Haarlem, 3 July 1988) was a Dutch artist and graphic artist, known for his refined lithographs.
-Education: the Quellinus School of Applied Arts in Amsterdam.
Van Dobbenburgh illustrated works by the Russian writers Tolstoy and Dostoyevsky, among others. In 1949, Tolstoy's "War and Peace" was published, featuring lithographs of the main characters by Van Dobbenburgh. He also illustrated "Katusha" and "Maria" from Tolstoy's "The Resurrection" and "Anna Karenina," based on the novels of the same name.
In 1936 he was appointed lecturer at the Royal Academy in The Hague.
In 1965, he received the Leo Tolstoy Medal. Queen Juliana appointed him Knight in the Order of Orange-Nassau.
His work is represented in the Rijksprentenkabinet in Amsterdam, the Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen in Rotterdam, the Gemeentemuseum Den Haag, the Teylers Museum in Haarlem, the Museu de Ovar in Portugal and in private collections worldwide.