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Jóhannes Sveinsson Kjarval

1885 - 1972

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Jóhannes Sveinsson Kjarval (15 October 1885 – 13 April 1972) was an Icelandic painter. He is considered one of the most important artists of Iceland. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jóhannes Sveinsson Kjarval has received more than 56,133 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Jóhannes Sveinsson Kjarval is the 1,184th most popular painter (down from 1,171st in 2019), the 32nd most popular biography from Iceland (up from 37th in 2019) and the most popular Icelander Painter.

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Among PAINTERS

Among painters, Jóhannes Sveinsson Kjarval ranks 1,184 out of 1,421. Before him are Boris Yefimov, Mikoláš Aleš, Paul Ranson, Hiroshi Yoshida, Peter von Hess, and Janis Rozentāls. After him are On Kawara, Marie-Denise Villers, Vicente López Portaña, Mårten Eskil Winge, Johann Baptist Zimmermann, and Edward Poynter.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1885, Jóhannes Sveinsson Kjarval ranks 128. Before him are Georges Mandel, Paul Leni, Eino Rahja, Charles Dullin, Ruben Sevak, and Allan Dwan. After him are Ralph Rose, Sigrid Hjertén, Sun Chuanfang, Blas Infante, Arturo Rawson, and Francisco Olazar. Among people deceased in 1972, Jóhannes Sveinsson Kjarval ranks 120. Before him are Max Aub, Vladimir Durković, Joseph Cornell, W. Ross Ashby, Edward Calvin Kendall, and Lee Beom-seok. After him are August Zaleski, Erik Eriksen, Rudolf Belling, Edgar G. Ulmer, Raúl Leoni, and Marianne Moore.

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In Iceland

Among people born in Iceland, Jóhannes Sveinsson Kjarval ranks 32 out of 180. Before him are Jónas Hallgrímsson (1807), Jón Ögmundsson (1052), Gunnar Hansen (1947), Geir Haarde (1951), Friðrik Ólafsson (1935), and Matthías Jochumsson (1835). After him are Sturla Þórðarson (1214), Jón Leifs (1899), Katrín Jakobsdóttir (1976), Guðbrandur Þorláksson (1542), Eiður Guðjohnsen (1978), and Baltasar Kormákur (1966).

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Among PAINTERS In Iceland

Among painters born in Iceland, Jóhannes Sveinsson Kjarval ranks 1. After him are Erró (1932).

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