The Most Famous
PAINTERS from Iceland
This page contains a list of the greatest Icelander Painters. The pantheon dataset contains 2,023 Painters, 2 of which were born in Iceland. This makes Iceland the birth place of the 51st most number of Painters behind Indonesia, and South Korea.
Top 3
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Icelander Painters of all time. This list of famous Icelander Painters is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.
1. Erró (b. 1932)
With an HPI of 53.06, Erró is the most famous Icelander Painter. His biography has been translated into 20 different languages on wikipedia.
Erró (born Guðmundur Guðmundsson in 1932 in Ólafsvík, Iceland) is a visual artist and painter, who is best known for his painted pop art collages of images from comic books and advertisements. He lives in France and Spain. He was previously married to Myriam Bat-Yosef.
2. Jóhannes Sveinsson Kjarval (1885 - 1972)
With an HPI of 51.82, Jóhannes Sveinsson Kjarval is the 2nd most famous Icelander Painter. His biography has been translated into 20 different languages.
Jóhannes Sveinsson Kjarval (15 October 1885 – 13 April 1972) was an Icelandic painter. He is considered one of the most important artists of Iceland. His son is interior designer Sveinn Kjarval.
3. Ásgrímur Jónsson (1876 - 1958)
With an HPI of 46.69, Ásgrímur Jónsson is the 3rd most famous Icelander Painter. His biography has been translated into 17 different languages.
Ásgrímur Jónsson (March 4, 1876 – April 5, 1958) was an Icelandic painter, and one of the first in the country to make art a professional living. He studied at the Royal Academy in Copenhagen between 1900 and 1903 and traveled widely after graduation. The subjects of his pictures are mostly the landscapes of his home country, particularly mountains. His painting style is similar to the French impressionists like Corot. Some of his pictures also illustrate Icelandic sagas and folk tales. He was also noted for his murals in various churches in Iceland. A number of his works are on display in the National Gallery of Iceland. Ásgrímur influenced many artists in Iceland including Jóhannes Sveinsson Kjarval. A short time before he died he donated his house at No. 74, Bergstaðastræti, Reykjavík to the Icelandic Government along with all those paintings which were at that time in his possession. These consisted of 192 oil paintings and 277 water colours together with a great number of unfinished pictures dating from various periods in his life. His house is now the Ásgrímur Jónsson Collection, part of the National Gallery of Iceland. During his lifetime Ásgrímur was honoured in many ways. He was made honorary professor at the University of Iceland and, in 1933 he was made Grand Knight of the Icelandic Order of the Falcon. He was an honorary member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Arts and Knight of Dannebrog, first class. He died in 1958 and was buried on the cemetery of Gaulverjabæjar Church in Flóahreppur.
People
Pantheon has 3 people classified as Icelander painters born between 1876 and 1932. Of these 3, 1 (33.33%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Icelander painters include Erró. The most famous deceased Icelander painters include Jóhannes Sveinsson Kjarval, and Ásgrímur Jónsson. As of April 2024, 1 new Icelander painters have been added to Pantheon including Ásgrímur Jónsson.
