Identity area
Type of entity
Authorized form of name
Parallel form(s) of name
Ásgrímur Jónsson listmálari
Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules
Other form(s) of name
Identifiers for corporate bodies
Description area
Dates of existence
History
Ásgrímur Jónsson 4. mars 1876 - 5. apríl 1958 Listmálari í Reykjavík. Var í Reykjavík 1910. Listmálari á Óðinsgötu 17 b, Reykjavík 1930. Ókvæntur og barnlaus.
Places
Suður Rútskot í Flóa:
Legal status
Hann nam við Konunglega listaháskólann í Kaupmannahöfn á árunum 1900–1903 og ferðaðist víða að námi loknu.
Functions, occupations and activities
Mandates/sources of authority
Hann er frægastur fyrir landslagsmyndir sínar þó svo að á löngum ferli hafi stefnur og áherslur hjá honum breys
Internal structures/genealogy
Foreldrar hans; Guðlaug Gísladóttir 2. janúar 1847 - 21. apríl 1920 Húsfreyja í Suður-Rútsstaðakoti í Flóa. Húsfreyja í Reykjavík 1910 og maður hennar 1881; Jón Guðnason 12. júlí 1847 - 13. febrúar 1937 Bóndi í Suður-Rútsstaðakoti í Flóa. Ættaður úr Bárðardal. Húsbóndi í Reykjavík 1910. Var á Skúfslæk, Villingaholtssókn, Árn. 1930.
Systkini Ásgríms,
1) Guðríður Jónsdóttir 12. júlí 1878 - 20. mars 1970 Húsfreyja í Einarshúsi, Eyrarbakkasókn, Árn. 1930. Síðast bús. í Selfosshreppi.
2) Aðalbjörg Jónsdóttir 1. apríl 1881 - 28. mars 1963 Húsfreyja á Ketilvöllum, Laugardal
3) Sigríður Jónsdóttir 9. apríl 1886 - 5. maí 1969 Húsfreyja í Reykjavík 1910.
4) Jón Jónsson 27. september 1890 - 14. júní 1982 Var í Reykjavík 1910. Málari á Njálsgötu 8 b, Reykjavík 1930. Málarameistari og myndlistarmaður í Reykjavík.
General context
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. Jónsson influenced many artists in Iceland. A short time before he died he had 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.
During his lifetime Ásgrímur Jónsson 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 in Gaulverjabær
Relationships area
Related entity
Identifier of related entity
Category of relationship
Dates of relationship
Description of relationship
Related entity
Identifier of related entity
Category of relationship
Dates of relationship
Description of relationship
Related entity
Identifier of related entity
Category of relationship
Type of relationship
Dates of relationship
Description of relationship
Access points area
Subject access points
Place access points
Occupations
Control area
Authority record identifier
Institution identifier
Rules and/or conventions used
Status
Level of detail
Dates of creation, revision and deletion
GPJ 11.6.2018
Language(s)
Icelandic
Script(s)
Sources
®GPJ ættfræði
Íslendingabók