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Erró

b. 1932

Icelandic painter (born 1932)

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About Erró

Born 1932. Erró is an Icelandic and French painter, sculptor, performance artist, filmmaker, printmaker and visual artist.

Erró (born Guðmundur Guðmundsson in 1932 in Ólafsvík, Iceland) is a visual artist and painter, who is best known for his painted pop art collages of images from comic books and advertisements. He lives in France and Spain.

He was previously married to Myriam Bat-Yosef.

Career Erró studied art in Norway and in Italy, and has resided in Paris, Thailand, and on the island of Formentera for most of his life. In 1989 he donated a large collection of his works to the Reykjavik Arts Museum, which has put part of it on permanent display and opened a website where the whole collection can be visited.

An exhibition of his work, Variations on Animation, was presented by Galérie Louis Carré at Louis Stern Fine Arts in conjunction with the 2003 Los Angeles International Biennial. A major retrospective of his work was held at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Lyon (France) in 2015.

In 2010 he was accused of plagiarism by Brian Bolland for copying his work uncredited and selling it.

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Important facts

Birth century
Nationality
Awards
Prince Eugen Medal; Officer of the Legion of Honour; Knight of the Legion of Honour
Also known as
GuĐmundur GuĐmundsson, Erro, GuÐmundur GuÐmundsson, Ferro, Gudmundur Gudmundsson, Guðmundur Guðmundsson Erró
moreGudmundur Gudmundsson Ferro, Gudmundur Ferró, Erró (Gudmundur Gudmundsson)

People in Erró's life

Named in this biography and alive at the same time

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Erró's

Frequently asked questions

Who is Erró?

Icelandic painter (born 1932)

When was Erró born?

Erró was born on 19 July 1932 in Ólafsvík.

What is Erró's occupation?

Erró is a painter, sculptor, performance artist, filmmaker, printmaker and visual artist.

What nationality is Erró?

Erró is Icelandic and French.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Erró

· Wikidata: Q445946

· DBpedia: Erró

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