Einar Hákonarson

Einar Hákonarson (born 14 January 1945, in Reykjavík, Iceland) is one of Iceland's best known artists. He is an expressionistic and figurative painter who brought the figure back into Icelandic painting in 1968. He is a pioneer in the Icelandic art scene and art education. He has been called “The crusader of the painting”, due to his involvement in those conflicts many Icelandic painters have had with the public fine art centers over the last 20 years.

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Einar.
Einar Hákonarson
Born
Einar Ingvar Hákonarson

(1945-01-14)14 January 1945 (79)
Reykjavík, Iceland
NationalityIcelandic
EducationMyndlista- og handíðaskóli Íslands (MHÍ) [e. National Art School of Iceland], Valand School of Fine Arts
Known forpainting, printmaking, sculpture, drawing, mosaic, enamels, stained glass
MovementFigurative art, Expressionism
Websitewww.einarhakonarson.com
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