Ásgrímur Jónsson: A Window in Reykjavík

Home of an Artist Bergstaðastræti 24, Reykjavík, Iceland

The exhibition A Window in Reykjavík comprises a selection of works by Ásgrímur Jónsson, whose common factor is that they relate to the artist's surroundings in Reykjavík. The works form part of the collection of the National Gallery of Iceland; Ásgrímur Jónsson bequeathed to the Icelandic nation all his works of art, along with his …

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Ásgrímur Jónsson: Korriró og dillidó

Home of an Artist Bergstaðastræti 24, Reykjavík, Iceland

Step into magic! The visual world of Icelandic folklore and fairy tales created by Ásgrímur Jónsson in his art is a truly enchanted realm. Elves, trolls and ghosts, which had lived in the Icelandic mind in the semi-darkness of the old turf farmhouse, were given a clear form in Ásgrímur’s art. He first exhibited such …

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