Peter van Hugten - Kamasutra

Peter van Hugten (Amsterdam, March 31, 1949 - ibid., December 17, 2023) was a Dutch cartoonist, painter and illustrator, best known for his work for the Volkskrant. At the age of 12, Van Hugten started drawing seriously during a long hospital stay. From 1974 to 1976 he worked as a political cartoonist and illustrator for NRC Handelsblad. From 1978 he was an employee of the Volkskrant for more than 40 years. Van Hugten designed more than 300 books and book covers. A number of them were among the Best Designed Books. His most important book illustrations include the drawings for the Collected Works of Willem Elsschot (2005, 2007) and Charles de Coster's Tijl Uilenspiegel (2007). In addition, Van Hugten taught at the Gerrit Rietveld Academy (1980-1995) and the Royal Academy of Art in The Hague (1979-2000). He exhibited regularly. In October 2010, a collection of drawings was published under the title Bloot. The foreword was written by Philip Freriks.