Einar Hákonarson, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Einar Hákonarson

Icelandic artist

Date of Birth: 14-Jan-1945

Place of Birth: Reykjavík, Capital Region, Iceland

Profession: painter

Nationality: Iceland

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Einar Hákonarson (born 14 January 1945, in Reykjavík, Iceland) is one of Iceland's best known artists.
He is an expressionistic and figurative painter who brought the figure back into Icelandic painting in 1968.
He is a pioneer in the Icelandic art scene and art education.
He has been called “The crusader of the painting”, due to his involvement in those conflicts many Icelandic painters have had with the public fine art centers over the last 20 years.