Díðrikur_á_Skarvanesi

Díðrikur á Skarvanesi

Díðrikur á Skarvanesi

Faroese painter

Díðrikur á Skarvanesi also called Díðrikur í Kárastovu (25 July 1802 – 8 October 1865), was born in Dímun and died in Skarvanes.[1][2][3]

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Díðrikiur á Skarvanesi was a bird painter. He was self-taught, the only kind of art education he had was when he went on a study tour to Copenhagen in 1828.[1] Only five of his paintings have been preserved. His work is on permanent exhibition at the Listasavn Føroya (Faroe Islands Art Museum).[4] In 2020 one of his images of fanciful "Moon Pigeons" was used on a 20KR Faroe Islands stamp.[5]

Painting of Birds by Díðrikur á Skarvanesi held at Listasavn Føroya

References

  1. [1]
    "Díðrikur á Skarvanesi page at Faroe Islands Art Museum website" (in Faroese). Archived from the original on 4 March 2008. Retrieved 12 June 2010.
  2. [2]
    "Skarvanesi Díðrikur". Kunstindeks Danmark & Weilbachs kunstnerleksikon. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
  3. [3]
    "Díðrikur á Skarvanesi". De Gruyter. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
  4. [4]
    "Artists Represented in The Permanent Collection in The Faroe Islands Art Museum". Archived from the original on 14 December 2009. Retrieved 12 June 2010.
  5. [5]
    "Faroe Islands Stamps: National Gallery Art (SEPAC)". All About Stamps. 7 May 2020. Retrieved 3 October 2023.


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