Bjarni Jónsson (September 15, 1934 – January 8, 2008) was an

Iceland Iceland ( is, Ísland; ) is a Nordic island country in the North Atlantic Ocean and in the Arctic Ocean. Iceland is the most sparsely populated country in Europe. Iceland's capital and largest city is Reykjavík, which (along with its s ...

ic painter. He was notable for his paintings of old Icelandic fishing boats, many of which have been added to the

National Museum of Iceland National may refer to: Common uses * Nation or country ** Nationality – a ''national'' is a person who is subject to a nation, regardless of whether the person has full rights as a citizen Places in the United States * National, Maryland, c ...

, ''Þjóðminjasafn Íslands''. He studied with and was taught by esteemed Icelandic artists such as Kjarval and

Ásgrímur Jónsson 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 af ...

. He was an avid Rotarian, a member of the ''Hafnarfjörður'' division of Rotary International.Rótarýklúbbur Hafnarfjarðar
Jónsson died in his home in Iceland on January 8, 2008.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Jonsson, Bjarni 1934 births 2008 deaths 20th-century Icelandic painters 20th-century Icelandic male artists Male painters