About Gunnlaugur Scheving
Lived 1904 – 1972 (aged 68). Gunnlaugur Scheving was an Icelandic painter.
Gunnlaugur Óskar Scheving (8 June 1904 – 9 September 1972) was an Icelandic artist. He was one of Iceland's leading figurative painters and social realist painters of the 20th century. His art was part of a 1930s movement which broke with the tradition of landscape painting carried over from the turn of the century. Gunnlaugur's art focussed on working people, especially fishermen at sea and figures in rural settings.
Biography Gunnlaugur Óskar Scheving was born on 8 June 1904 in Reykjavik.
He married Grete Linck, a fellow student from Copenhagen, with whom he held joint exhibitions.
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Who was Gunnlaugur Scheving?
Icelandic artist (1904-1972)
When was Gunnlaugur Scheving born?
Gunnlaugur Scheving was born on 8 June 1904 in Reykjavík.
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Gunnlaugur Scheving died on 9 September 1972 in Reykjavík.
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Gunnlaugur Scheving was a painter.
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Gunnlaugur Scheving was Icelandic.
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