Icelandic Art History
2011

Icelandic Art History - from the late 19th century until the beginning of the 21st century (Volume 5)

Guðrún Tryggvadóttir's painting Heroin (Hetjumynd) is on the right page and the written text on Guðrún's painting on the left page.
The piece on the left page is by Eggert Pétursson and the piece to the right of Guðrún's painting Heroin is by Guðjón Bjarnason.

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Pieces

Oil on linen

height: 200 cm
width: 292 cm
depth: 3 cm

Owned by: Listasafn Reykjavíkur / Reykjavík Art Museum

Other exhibitions

Kviksjá: Íslensk myndlist á 20. öld. 2023 Flæði 2013 Jór! Hestar í íslenskri myndlist 2011 Kynning frá Borgarlistasafni 1994 Maðurinn í íslenskri myndlist 1965-1985 1988 Guðrún Tryggvadóttir 1987

On print

Jór! Hestar í íslenskri myndlist 2011 Maðurinn í forgrunni 1988 Íslensk listasaga 2011 Kjarvalsstaðir – Sýningarskrá 1987

Heroin
Guðrún Arndís Tryggvadóttir 1986

"At first glance, it's as if the heroin is riding at full speed. She is on a small square island (Iceland) and pretends to be a hero, but is actually trying to hold the pose of the prone horse that sputters to try to get back on all fours. The hero has fallen, as she would not have made it far anyway due to the small size of the island. Everything outside the narrow beach in the picture is the ocean."

Icelandic Art History 2011