From Wikipedia:
Kostja Gatnik (11 September 1945 – 5 August 2022)[1] was a Slovene artist, graphic designer and illustrator, best known for his illustrations in children's books.[2]
Gatnik was born in Ljubljana in 1945. He studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Ljubljana. He worked as a painter, graphic designer, illustrator and photographer. He illustrated over 60 books, published cartoons and designed puppets and theatre costumes.
Among all characters he created perhaps the most famous is Magna Purga, a comic book hero.
In 2010, he won the Grand Prešeren Award for his lifetime achievements in the fine arts.[3] In 2011, he won the Levstik Award for lifetime achievement in illustration.[3]
https://vimbuzz.com/kostja-gatnik-illness-what-helath-condition-did-kostja-gatnik-have/
(brief notice - apparently, he was quite rich)
"Kostja Gatnik is survived by his wife Kamila Volčanšek. Just like her husband, she is an illustrator of children’s books and also a painter."
https://www.google.com/search?q=Kostja+Gatnik+comics&tbm=isch&ved=2ahUKEwiWtpqwpbL5AhWUmHIEHasVD4AQ2-cCegQIABAA&oq=Kostja+Gatnik+comics&gs_lcp=CgNpbWcQAzoECAAQAzoECAAQHlDPAliwEGDyEWgAcAB4AIABfogBvAaSAQM0LjSYAQCgAQGqAQtnd3Mtd2l6LWltZ8ABAQ&sclient=img&ei=
wmjuYpbNMZSxytMPq6u8gAg&bih=625&biw=1100&rlz=1CAJMBU_enUS1017
(comics)
https://www.google.com/search?q=Kostja+Gatnik+books&tbm=isch&ved=2ahUKEwiDrtGypbL5AhWzrXIEHXsFCfAQ2-cCegQIABAA&oq=Kostja+Gatnik+books&gs_lcp=CgNpbWcQAzoECAAQHlCEBViKFmD8FmgAcAB4AIABc4gBmQiSAQM3LjSYAQCgAQGqAQtnd3Mtd2l6LWltZ8ABAQ&sclient=img&ei=
x2juYsOuN7PbytMP-4qkgA8&bih=625&biw=1100&rlz=1CAJMBU_enUS1017
(some book covers)
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/2783434.Kostja_Gatnik
(reader reviews - he illustrated "Ivanhoe" and at least one Jules Verne novel!)
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