Endurlit – Leiðsögn sérfræðings

Kristján H. Magnússon – Endurlit

Leiðsögn sérfræðings um sýninguna Endurlit. Málverk Kristjáns Helga Magnússonar vöktu mikla hrifningu þegar hann geystist fram á myndlistarvettvanginn fyrir tæpum 100 árum. Verk hans vöktu athygli víða erlendis og hann hélt sýningar í stórborgum austan hafs og vestan. Á Íslandi hlutu verk hans hins vegar blendnar viðtökur og í dag eru þau fáum kunn og nafn hans heyrist sjaldan í umræðunni um íslenska myndlist. Engu að síður er framlag hans til listasögunnar töluvert að vöxtum og áhugavert fyrir margra hluta sakir. Á væntanlegri yfirlitssýningu beinir Listasafn Íslands sjónum að verkum þessa skammlífa listamanns sem lést árið 1937, aðeins 34 ára að aldri, eftir stuttan en áhugaverðan feril.

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Expert-led tour of the exhibition Revisited

Kristján Helgi Magnússon’s paintings garnered significant attention upon his emergence on the art scene nearly a century ago. His reputation was not limited to Iceland, as he also held exhibitions of his art in cities on both sides of the Atlantic, where critics praised his landscapes, portraits and still lifes. In contrast, the reception of his art within Iceland was more ambivalent. Today, few people are familiar with his work and his name is rarely mentioned in discourse on Icelandic art. Nevertheless, his contribution to art is substantial and interesting in many ways. In a forthcoming retrospective, the National Gallery of Iceland will showcase the works of this short-lived artist, who died in 1938 aged only 34, after a brief but interesting career.

Attn. the event will be held in Icelandic.
Museum entrance fees apply.

You may also like the following events from Listasafn Íslands / National Gallery of Iceland:

• This Thursday, 31st July, 05:00 pm, Fimmtudagurinn langi – Frítt inn! / Good Thursday – Free entry! in Reykjavík
• Next month, 28th August, 05:00 pm, Fimmtudagurinn Langi / Good Thursday in Reykjavík
• This September, 1st September, 03:00 pm, Myndlistarnámskeið í haust 🎨 (10 til 12 ára) in Reykjavík

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