The Master and Margarita: Illustrations by Zosienka Gibbs

The Master and Margarita:Illustrations by Zosienka Gibbs

November 28
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Zosia Gibbs was born in Johannesburg into a family where Polish and English cultural influences coexisted, something that would later resonate in her work. She received her artistic education at London’s Central Saint Martins and made her first professional steps in puppet animation, before moving on to a broader spectrum of applied arts: painting and decorative work, graphic design, and textile design.

In addition, Zosia Gibbs is known as an illustrator of children’s books. She has collaborated with publishers and authors, and in 2020 even released her own book, The Moon Keeper, which has been translated into several languages.

Zosia’s illustrations for The Master and Margarita are a personal, non-commercial project. In this gouache-and-watercolor series, she reinterprets the novel’s characters and scenes, rendering them through the lens of her distinctive pictorial and decorative style.

  • Woland

    Artwork #1 | Mikhail Bulgakov, “The Master and Margarita”
  • Ivan Homeless

    Artwork #2 | Mikhail Bulgakov, “The Master and Margarita”
  • Koroviev with Behemoth the Cat

    Artwork #3 | Mikhail Bulgakov, “The Master and Margarita”
  • Varenukha (why he is included among the main characters is unclear)

    Artwork #4 | Mikhail Bulgakov, “The Master and Margarita”
  • Natasha astride a boar, flying to the ball

    Artwork #5 | Mikhail Bulgakov, “The Master and Margarita”
  • Annushka-the-Plague

    Artwork #6 | Mikhail Bulgakov, “The Master and Margarita”
  • Woland and Behemoth, united in two faces (one of which is decidedly not a face)

    Artwork #7 | Mikhail Bulgakov, “The Master and Margarita”

And there's much more to see!

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