Sámuel Joensen-Mikines (1906–1979) was a
Faroese painter. He was the first recognised painter of the Faroe Islands and one of the Faroe Islands' most important artists. Many of his paintings have been displayed on Faroese stamps.
Gallery
File:Faroe_stamp_014_mikines.jpg, ''Hvítanes
Hvítanes ( da, Hvidenæs) is a village in the Faroe Islands. It is on Streymoy's east coast, northeast of Hoyvík and Tórshavn. Its name means "White Point" in Faroese.
Hvítanes is located in a little bay with a stone beach and a harbour whe ...
and Skálafjørður
Skálafjørður ( da, Skålefjord) is a fjord in Eysturoy and the longest in the Faroe Islands.
Name
Skála is a town situated on the western shore of the fjord. Its name (''Skáli'', genitive case ''skála'') means 'hall', 'assembly hall' or 'i ...
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File:Faroe stamp 288 europe - departure.jpg, Teir leggja av landi (departure). Stamp of 1996
File:Faroe stamp 289 europe - mikineskona.jpg, Mykineskona (a woman from Mykines his wife?), 1934, 56*42 cm, National Art Gallery in Tórshavn. Stamp of 1996
File:Faroe stamp 217 mikines - funeral procession.jpg, Líkskari (funeral procession), 1951, 60*88 cm, private ownership. stamp of 1991.
File:Faroe stamp 218 mikines - the farewell.jpg, Fráferðin (The Farewell), 1955, 100x150cm, Listasavn Føroya.
File:Faroe stamp 219 mikines - handanagardur.jpg, Handanágarður, 1957, 65x80cm, private property
File:Faroe stamp 220 mikines - winter morning.jpg, Vetrarmorgun (Winter Morning), 1958, 105x120cm, Listasavn Føroya.
Sources
The Faroe Islands Art Museum*http://arthistory.heindorffhus.dk/frame-JoensenMikines.htm
1906 births
1979 deaths
20th-century Faroese painters
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