Einar Jónsson (April 19, 1863 – November 5, 1922) was an Icelandic painter. He had the same name as his contemptuary: Einar Jónsson (sculptor), also from south Iceland. He was born on the farm Foss in Myrdal. He studied at the

Royal Academy The Royal Academy of Arts (RA) is an art institution based in Burlington House on Piccadilly in London. Founded in 1768, it has a unique position as an independent, privately funded institution led by eminent artists and architects. Its pur ...

in Copenhagen either 1893 or 1894. The subjects of his pictures are mostly the

landscape A landscape is the visible features of an area of land, its landforms, and how they integrate with natural or man-made features, often considered in terms of their aesthetic appeal.''New Oxford American Dictionary''. A landscape includes the ...

s of his home country.

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Einar Jónsson frá Fossi - list-mála-meistari
article in Morgunbladid, February 12th 1978 in Icelandic 1863 births 1922 deaths Landscape artists 19th-century Icelandic painters 19th-century male artists 20th-century Icelandic painters 20th-century male artists Male painters {{Iceland-painter-stub