Designer Desire: Émile Probst

Émile Probst children's book illustrations | H is for Home

Émile Probst (1913-2004) was a Luxembourger artist who practised in a few distinct genres. We know him as an illustrator of children’s books – often on Christian subjects such as saints and the bible. He was also a caricaturist and publisher.

In addition, he was a very accomplished stained-glass maker. In the 1960s, he designed over 2 dozen stained-glass panel windows for Luxembourg’s Baroque, Roman Catholic Cathédrale Notre-Dame.

If you’re interested in his children’s books, which were translated into many languages, there are sometimes vintage copies available (cheaply) on Amazon (UK) & (US) and Abe’s Books.

Émile Probst designed stained glass | H is for Homecredit

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