Walter Grieder III

"The Birthday Party" 1961 by Walter Grieder. It is similar in style and mood to early John Burningham books like Borka.

Walter Grieder II

 

Walter Grieder's 'The Great Feast' published by Parents’ Magazine Press in 1968 about two flower girls attending a wedding. 

Walter Grieder I

I adore these bold, woodcut illustrations by Walter Grieder (1914-2004) over plain blocks of colour for 'The Enchanted Castle' published in 1965. Walter Grieder attended the arts and crafts schools in St. Gallen and Basel. He then worked as a commercial artist in Paris and London. From 1957 he worked as a freelance illustrator in Basel illustrating both self-written stories and texts by renowned authors. From the 1980s onward he worked primarily as a painter, draftsman and printmaker.