She traveled a good deal throughout Europe and had a great interest in museums. Tove Jansson received extensive international training, first studying in Stockholm, then in Helsinki, and later in Paris. This is one reason for the ongoing and ever-growing love for Moomins. Her lines were alive, effortless, and perfect as they emerged.
Tove Jansson's technical skills were enormous. Her first and most influential teacher was her mother, and she learned to draw literally sitting on her lap. Art and life were not separate: they were natural parts of existence. She also grew up watching her mother Signe Hammersten-Jansson work designing stamps, book covers, and illustrations.
Her great international fame has partially obscured something that for her was one of the most important things for many decades.Īs the daughter of sculptor Viktor Jansson, she learned from an early age to live among art. However, to us she is known first and foremost as a writer, illustrator, and comic-strip artist, and above all the creator of Moomin Valley. Indeed, she did have a long career as a painter, in which she was active, productive, and successful. From very early on, Tove Jansson was passionate about becoming artist, and she planned her life with that goal in mind.
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