The art of Einar Jónsson

Einar Jónsson was born in 1873 and studied sculpture in Copenhagen before moving back to Iceland. His work is said to be a mixture of romantic naturalism and realistic expressionism, often with religious influences. In 1923 he opened his own gallery in Reykjavík, where he also resided. When he died in 1954 he left all his art and belongings to the Icelandic state, and today, his art is on display at the Einar Jónsson museum in Skólavörðuholt, near Hallgrímskirkja church in Reykjavík.

"Móðir Náttúra" "Mother Nature"	"Móðir Náttúra" "Mother Nature"	"Forneskjan" "The antique"	"Öreigar" "The Proletarian"
"Dögun" "The Dawn"	"Snorri Sturluson"	"Útlaginn" "The Outlaw"	"Konungur Kristján IX" "Chistian IX, King of Denmark"

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