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Martha Van Coppenolle
Martha Van Coppenolle
Born	(1912-04-13)13 April 1912 Merksem
Died	22 September 2004(2004-09-22) (aged 92) Antwerp
Resting place	Cemetery of Berchem
Nationality	Belgian
Education	Technical Institute for Applied and Decorative Arts-Sint Maria
Style	Russian Avant-Garde
Spouse	Herman De Meester
Awards	Gold medal from the City of Antwerp

Martha Van Coppenolle (13 April 1912 – 22 September 2004) was a Belgian artist and book illustrator. She was cited by the 'Letterenhuis - Museum' (the Antwerp Museum of the Literary Arts) to be one of the most prolific and influential of all Flemish illustrators.^[1] She created pen and ink drawings for over 40 novels and children's books, particularly during the period between 1930 and 1960 within the Flemish region. Her early work leaned strongly towards the Russian Avant-Garde Movement, although she would equally be at ease, creating very colourful and detailed fairy tale illustrative motifs, for certain nursery rhymes when needed. Aside from illustrating, she was equally involved in creating graphic design, ceramic sculptures, oil paintings and furniture design concepts. In the later stages of her life, she gained international recognition as a stained glass artist.