Ásgrímur Jónsson (1876–1958) was an Icelandic painter. 1876 is a leap year starting on Saturday. ... 1958 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ...

The subjects of his pictures are mostly the landscapes of his home country. His painting style is oriented to the French impressionists like Corot. Some of his pictures also illustrate Icelandic sagas and folk tales. Impressionism was a 19th century art movement, that began as a loose association of Paris-based artists who began publicly exhibiting their art in the 1860s. ... Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot (portrait by Nadar) Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot (July 26, 1796 – February 22, 1875) was a French landscape painter. ... Saga can have the following meanings: Norse Sagas, a type of literature In Norse mythology, Saga is a goddess of the Aesir. ... Folklore is the ethnographic concept of the tales, legends, or superstitions current among a particular ethnic population, a part of the oral history of a particular culture. ...

Jónsson influenced a many artists in Iceland and had an international reputation.

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Artists of Iceland Art has existed in Iceland since the first settlements, but it was only at the beginning of the 20th century that Icelandic artists came to an international reputation. ...

External link

• at the National Gallery of Iceland (http://www.listasafn.is/?expand=105-131&i=131&root=1|Jónsson)