Erik Jonsson - Artist Info

About Erik Jonsson

  • Biography

    Artist Erik Jonsson was born in 1893.


    Erik Jönsson was one of the many artists who, after opening the borders after the end of the First World War, went down to the continent. After a time in Copenhagen he moved to Paris via England where he became a pupil of André Lhote in 1920.


    In France, he would spend almost a full decade before returning to his home country. His fixed point was Paris, but the summers were spent in various locations in the French countryside.


    Erik Jönsson's painting was characterized during the early twenties by various influences which, with his brush, were combined into a coloristic and compositional finely tuned harmony.


    From his Danish mentor Johan Rodhe he...

    But wait, there's more...

    Displaying 1,143 of 1,127 characters.

    Subscriber Members, please Sign In for full artist biographies and all services.

    For non-paying users, good news! Full text bios for all artists are available every Friday.

    If you are not currently a member, please See Details about membership.

** If you discover credit omissions or have additional information to add, please let us know at .

Share an image of the Artist: .