A time ago we got a question if we knew who was LEON. After some research by Jean-Marie (thanks!) we found out who was the artist Leon.
For Léon, this is a Belgian artist whose name is: Leon Van Roey. He was born in Antwerp in 1921, but we do not know if he is still alive (he should be 93 now). Please let us know if you have some more information.
This painter was also a ceramist, illustrator, stage designer, and of course, cartoonist.
He has published in the press in Belgum: La Nation Belge, Le Patriote Illustré, La Libre Belgique, Weekend, Moustique ;
in the French press: The Canebière Humour Magazine, Noir et Blanc, Ici Paris, Le Rire ;
in the Scandinavian press: Expressen.
His drawings were reproduced, from 1956 to 1959, in the series of anthologies Best Cartoons from Abroad, published in New York by Crown Publishing (books also published in London by Alvin Redman)
Best Cartoons from Abroad 1956 (Crown Publishing, New York 1956)
Best Cartoons from Abroad 1957 (Crown Publishing, New York 1957)
Best Cartoons from Abroad 1958 (Crown Publishing, New York 1958)
Best Cartoons from Abroad 1959 (Crown Publishing, New York 1959)
Léon is originally from Belgium, but moved to Denmark in 1952.
Jean-Marie found 2 publications with information about the artist.
First, there is the booklet "De lachende tekenpen Kartoens" (Gaston Durnez, Vlaamse Pockets, 1964).
The last scan is a page from the book of Walter Amstutz: Who's Who in Graphic Art. Volume 2 (From Clivo Press, 1982 Dübendorf) :
Ik hope we helped mr "Anonymous" ... and I've learned again to know another artist.
This was the oringinal question we received:
