Bjarni Jónsson (artist)

Bjarni Jónsson (artist)

Bjarni Jónsson (1934 – January 8 2008) was an Icelandic painter.

He was notable for his paintings of old Icelandic fishing boats, many of which have been added to the National Museum of Iceland, "Þjóðminjasafn Íslands". He studied with and was taught by esteemed Icelandic artists such as Kjarval and Ásgrímur Jónsson [ [http://english.umm.is/UMMenglish/Artists/Abouttheartist/187 About the artist ] ] .He was an avid Rotarian, a member of the "Hafnarfjörður" division of Rotary International [ [http://rotary.is/hafnarfj/ Rótarýklúbbur Hafnarfjarðar ] ] . Jónsson died in his home in Iceland on January 8, 2008.

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