asgrimur Jonsson Collection - Reviews from across the web
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Visit Reykjavík - Art Museums Asgrimur Jonsson (1876 - 1958) was one of the pioneers of Icelandic art and the first Icelander to take up painting professionally. Jonsson laid the foundation for Icelandic landscape painting, and throughout his career the nature of Iceland was his favoured subject matter. He was also a pioneering ... visitreykjavik.is
National Gallery of Iceland �sgrimur J�nsson died in 1958, bequeathing all his works, as well as his studio home at Bergsta�astr�ti 74, Reykjav�k, to the Icelandic nation. In 1960 a small museum dedicated to J�nsson�s works was opened in his studio home. In 1988 The �sgrimur J�nsson Collection became a department within the Na... listasafn.is
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