Penguins Illustration Print by Elena Pavlovna Gertik

This penguin art print is a reproduction of a charming illustration by Russian artist Elena Pavlovna Gertik, who made her name illustrating children's books and colouring albums in the early twentieth century. Her work has a timeless quality that feels equally at home in a nursery, a child's bedroom, or frankly anywhere you'd like a bit of gentle, vintage charm.

The penguins here have that distinctive Gertik touch—warm, slightly naive, with a wonderful sense of character. It's the sort of print that rewards close looking, whether you're three years old or three times that. We've printed it on 230gsm fine art paper using professional giclée reproduction and archival pigment inks, so it'll hold its colour for decades.

Available in A4, A3, A2, A1, 50x70cm and 70x100cm, you can also add a solid wood frame in black, white, natural oak or gold ornate if you'd like it ready to hang straight away. Browse our full range of vintage animal prints for more from our archive. Frame it above a changing table, a bookshelf, or a kitchen dresser—these waddling characters bring unpretentious, characterful illustration that actually makes you want to linger.