Þorvaldur Skúlason

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

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

Life

He was born in Bordeyri.

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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