{"product_id":"sverrir-haraldsson-63905-39432","title":"Sverrir Haraldsson # 63905","description":"Sverrir Haraldsson. Text written by Matthías Johannessen. English translation by May and Hallberg Hallmundsson.\u003cbr\u003e Text in Icelandic and English.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Sverrir Haraldsson, a painter from Svalbard, was born on March 18, 1930 in the Westman Islands and died on February 22, 1985. His parents were Haraldur Bjarnason and Anna Kristjánsdóttir. His parents moved to Reykjavík, but Sverrir remained with his grandparents, Anna Tómasdóttir and Bjarni Jónsson.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eAt the age of sixteen, Sverrir went to Reykjavík and studied at the Icelandic School of Fine Arts from 1946 to 1949. He spent time studying in Paris, France, from 1952 to 1953, and later in Germany, studying at the Hochschule für bildende Kűnste in Berlin from 1957 to 1960. Sverrir held his first solo exhibition in 1952 and was thereafter considered one of the nation's leading painters. He was one of the pioneers of the formal revolution among artists here at home. In addition to painting, Sverrir also practiced wood carving and taught art.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Sverri's first wife was Sigrún Gunnlaugsdóttir. They had a daughter, Anna, in 1951.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eSverri's second wife was Steinunn Marteinsdottir, an artist. They had a son, Harald, mayor of Mosfellsbær. They were married for 25 years but divorced. They bought the farm Hulduhóla in Mosfellsbær. There they set up art studios and a residence, as well as farming. The house and its surroundings were a visual adventure. The garden was his greatest work of art, but he hoped that it would not be his best work.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Sverris' common-law wife was Guðrún Sverrisdóttir.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Bókin.is","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51124929200456,"sku":"OSC-39432","price":9500.0,"currency_code":"ISK","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0916\/4029\/9848\/files\/42826.jpg?v=1754792422","url":"https:\/\/www.bokin.is\/en\/products\/sverrir-haraldsson-63905-39432","provider":"bokin.is","version":"1.0","type":"link"}