Zyg Brunner

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Zyg Brunner, also known as Zygismund Brunner, or Sigismond Leopold (12 November 1878, Warsaw - 7 April 1961, Paris) was a Polish draftsman, caricaturist, and illustrator. Zyg arrived in Paris, France at the turn of the century and had his first art exhibition in 1905 at the age of twenty-seven. He submitted works to the Gazette du Bon Ton and created illustrations for children's books such as Grimm's Fairy Tales , as well as for risqué novels. He worked for La Vie Parisienne , Fantasio, La Baïonnette, Le Rire , Le Sourire, and many other publications. Anatole France had him illustrate his novel Abeille.