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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.


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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 ...
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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 ...
'' 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 {{painter-stub