Rien Poortvliet

Rien Poortvliet (7 August 1932 – 15 September 1995) was a Dutch artist.

He illustrated the book Gnomes among others.

Gnomes Books

 * Gnomes (1976)
 * The Pop-Up Book of Gnomes (1979)
 * Teeny Tiny Gnome Tomes (1981)
 * Secrets of the Gnomes (1982)
 * The Complete Gnomes (1994)
 * Gnome Songs (1998)
 * Gnome Life (1999)
 * A Gnome's Christmas (2004)

Biography
After a stint in the Navy, Rien rose to senior manager at Lintas, Unilever's ad agency. On the side, he illustrated various books for several publishers.