Jonas Lie (painter)

Jonas Lie (April 29, 1880 – January 18, 1940) was a Norwegian-born American painter and teacher.

This article is about the painter. For the Nasjonal Samling minister, see Jonas Lie (government minister). For the writer, see Jonas Lie (writer).
Jonas Lie
BornApril 29, 1880
Moss, Norway
DiedJanuary 18, 1940 (aged 59)
New York City, U.S.
NationalityNorwegian American
EducationArt Students League of New York

Lie is best known for his Expressionist paintings of the New England coastline and New York City. He documented construction of the Panama Canal with thirty canvases, and represented the United States in the 1928 Summer Olympics art competition.

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