Mark Schuler: Gunnar Gunnarsson

Artist: Mark Schuler
1951 -
Nationality: American
Artwork Year: 1980
Image Size: 9.125 by 11.75 inches
Overall Size: 15 by 17 inches
Medium: Mixed Media on Hot Press Illustration Board

The Viking Age of exploration opened the way to the founding of Iceland, and about 874 A.D. Scandinavian settlers began to arrive. Today, Iceland is modern in every respect, but the awesome countryside that greeted the first settlers still exists. Sparse grasslands share the terrain with bogs and moors. Heavy rainfall feeds the lakes and rivers that claim their place in the glacier-covered landscape. Hot springs abound and natural harbors curve into the coastline. This was the country with which Gunnar Gunnarsson became familiar. Born in 1889, this Icelandic native son became a famous novelist whose works accurately and dramatically created a realistic portrait of his native country. He was born a farmer's son in eastern Iceland and, in 1907, went to Denmark to study and to become a writer. In 1938, over thirty years later, he returned to Iceland. Gunnarsson prduced almost forty books, including novels, short stories, plays and poetry. His writings were translated into numerous languages and he became one of the most widely read of all Icelandic authors. Many of his works included questions of psychology and philosophy. Perhaps most notable is Fjallkirkjan (The Mountain Church), written in 1938, and Svartfugl (The Black Cliffs), which was written in 1967. Gunnarsson, one of Iceland's most cherished native authors, died in Reykjavik, Iceland, on November 21, 1975.

This artwork was originally published on the Fleetwood® First Day Cover for the Iceland Europa stamp featured in the 1980 Portraits of Greatness collection.

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