Anton Pieck

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Anton Franciscus Pieck (Den Helder, Netherlands, April 19th 1895 - Overveen, Netherlands November 25th 1987) was a Dutch painter, artist and graphic artist.

Anton Pieck was a drawing teacher from 1920 until 1960 in the Dutch city of Bloemendaal. The drawings he made had his very own style, often with a nostalgic and fairy-tale-like character; these show he had great imagination and an eye for detail. His illustrations became very popular. These characteristic drawings can still be found regularly on birth announcement cards and calendars.

Anton Pieck is also the designer of the original fairy-tale park Efteling in Kaatsheuvel, Netherlands, which has developed into one of the most important theme parks of the Netherlands, and which has much fame in the rest of Europe.

In the 2004 election of De Grootste Nederlander (The Greatest Dutchman) he came in on the 81th place.