Þorvaldur Skúlason

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

Þorvaldur Skúlason (April 30, 1906 – August 30, 1984) was an Icelandic painter. He was one of the pioneers of abstract art in Iceland. He was influenced by French Cubism, which he met in France in the 1940s.[1][2]

Life

He was born in Borðeyri.

Notes

  1. ^ Björn Th. Björnsson (1983). Þorvaldur Skúlason: Brautryðjandi íslenzkrar samtímalistar. Reykjavík: Þjóðsaga.
  2. ^ Valtýr Pétursson (1957). Þorvaldur Skúlason. Reykjavík: Helgafell.


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