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Ásgrímur Jónsson

1876 - 1958

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ásgrímur Jónsson is the 1,829th most popular painter (up from 1,834th in 2019), the 79th most popular biography from Iceland (down from 69th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Icelander Painter.

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Among painters, Ásgrímur Jónsson ranks 1,829 out of 2,023. Before him are Joseph Noel Paton, Kiki Smith, Hans Eworth, Arthur Dove, Oldřich Lajsek, and Jaroslav Čermák. After him are William Merritt Chase, Samuel Palmer, William Kentridge, Kenyon Cox, David Wilkie, and Józef Pankiewicz.

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Among people born in 1876, Ásgrímur Jónsson ranks 176. Before him are Rosalia Zemlyachka, Sven Gustaf Wingqvist, G. M. Trevelyan, Ernest Henry Wilson, Pyotr Konchalovsky, and Stepan Erzia. After him are Sverre Hassel, Elisabeth Moore, Thomas Mofolo, Sidney Robinson, Pietro Speciale, and Ernest Esclangon. Among people deceased in 1958, Ásgrímur Jónsson ranks 156. Before him are Robert Lindsay, Petr Bezruč, Konstantin Yuon, Harry Spanjer, Charles King, and Georgy Ivanov. After him are Alfredo Zibechi, Olaf Gulbransson, Francis Carco, Josep Irla, Doris Humphrey, and George Orton.

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In Iceland

Among people born in Iceland, Ásgrímur Jónsson ranks 79 out of 190. Before him are Hrafn Gunnlaugsson (1948), Sigurður Eggerz (1875), Hermann Jónasson (1896), Steingrímur Steinþórsson (1893), Hera Björk (1972), and Þórbergur Þórðarson (1888). After him are Fríða Á. Sigurðardóttir (1940), Stefán Jóhann Stefánsson (1894), Teitur Thordarson (1952), Einar Arnórsson (1880), Jóhann Jóhannsson (1969), and Jón Þorláksson (1877).

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Among PAINTERS In Iceland

Among painters born in Iceland, Ásgrímur Jónsson ranks 3. Before him are Erró (1932), and Jóhannes Sveinsson Kjarval (1885).

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