Júlíana Sveinsdóttir was one of Iceland's first female painters and textile artists. Taught initially by prominent Icelandic artist Þórarinn B. Þorláksson, Júlíana settled in Denmark and returned to Iceland in the summers, the visits inspiring her landscape paintings, one of which won the Eckersberg Medal in 1947.
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About this person
Category
Artists
Type
Artist
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1889 to 1966 · aged 77
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