J\u00f3n Stef\u00e1nsson var einn af frumherjunum \u00ed \u00edslenskri myndlist. Hann m\u00e1la\u00f0i landslagsmyndir, portrett – e\u00f0a myndir af f\u00f3lki – og uppstillingar.<\/p>\n
Hann hugsa\u00f0i aldrei um \u00fea\u00f0 \u00feegar hann var a\u00f0 alast upp \u00e1 Sau\u00f0\u00e1rkr\u00f3ki a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 g\u00e6ti veri\u00f0 gaman a\u00f0 ver\u00f0a listm\u00e1lari. Hann teikna\u00f0i a\u00f0 v\u00edsu d\u00e1l\u00edti\u00f0 \u00feegar hann var krakki og unglingur en \u00fea\u00f0 var eins og hvert anna\u00f0 f\u00f6ndur. Svo sag\u00f0i hann a\u00f0 minnsta kosti sj\u00e1lfur.<\/p>\n
J\u00f3n f\u00f3r til Kaupmannahafnar aldam\u00f3ta\u00e1ri\u00f0 1900 til a\u00f0 l\u00e6ra mannvirkjafr\u00e6\u00f0i \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 hann langa\u00f0i til a\u00f0 teikna br\u00fdr yfir straum\u00feungar \u00e1r og m\u00f3ta bryggjur og fleira af \u00fev\u00ed tagi. Mamma hans sag\u00f0i honum \u00e1\u00f0ur en hann f\u00f3r a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 g\u00e6ti komi\u00f0 s\u00e9r vel \u00ed sl\u00edku starfi a\u00f0 l\u00e6ra l\u00edka a\u00f0 teikna. Og hann f\u00f3r a\u00f0 r\u00e1\u00f0um hennar.<\/p>\n
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J\u00f3n f\u00e9kk tils\u00f6gn \u00ed teikningu og s\u00f3tti l\u00edka s\u00f6fn \u00ed st\u00f3rborginni. \u00deannig kynntist hann verkum meistara myndlistarinnar. Eftir \u00feriggja \u00e1ra n\u00e1m sag\u00f0i hann svo skili\u00f0 vi\u00f0 mannvirkjafr\u00e6\u00f0ina og f\u00f3r a\u00f0 l\u00e6ra a\u00f0 m\u00e1la. Hann var fyrst \u00ed listask\u00f3la \u00ed Kaupmannah\u00f6fn og s\u00ed\u00f0ar \u00ed Par\u00eds.![\"jonstefanss_stilllife1919\"](\"https:\/\/icelandictimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/jonstefanss_stilllife1919.jpg\")
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\u00deegar hann m\u00e1la\u00f0i mynd af landslagi reyndi hann ekki a\u00f0 l\u00edkja n\u00e1kv\u00e6mlega eftir \u00fev\u00ed sem hann s\u00e1. Hann leita\u00f0ist vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 s\u00fdna \u00feau \u00e1hrif sem landslagi\u00f0 haf\u00f0i \u00e1 hann. Hann l\u00e9t sm\u00e1atri\u00f0i eiga sig en dr\u00f3 fram \u00fea\u00f0 sem honum \u00fe\u00f3tti skipta mestu m\u00e1li. Hann tengdi saman formin \u00ed n\u00e1tt\u00farunni svo \u00feau myndu\u00f0u eina heild og tefldi saman andst\u00e6\u00f0um, nota\u00f0i lj\u00f3sa og d\u00f6kka litfleti, heita og kalda.<\/p>\n
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J\u00f3n var svo vandvirkur og ger\u00f0i svo miklar kr\u00f6fur til s\u00edn a\u00f0 hann l\u00e9t aldrei fara fr\u00e1 s\u00e9r mynd nema hann v\u00e6ri alveg \u00e1n\u00e6g\u00f0ur me\u00f0 hana. \u00deess vegna eru fyrstu myndirnar sem hann m\u00e1la\u00f0i ekki til. Honum fannst hann geta gert svo miklu betur a\u00f0 hann ey\u00f0ilag\u00f0i \u00fe\u00e6r.<\/p>\n
Hann bj\u00f3 mikinn hluta \u00e6vinnar erlendis en \u00fe\u00f3tti alltaf gott a\u00f0 koma til \u00cdslands. Honum \u00fe\u00f3tti birtan h\u00e9r heima alveg einst\u00f6k.<\/p>\n
„\u00c1 sumrin er bjartara \u00e1 \u00cdslandi en nokkurs sta\u00f0ar annars sta\u00f0ar,“ sag\u00f0i hann, „og \u00feegar ma\u00f0ur kemur heim \u00e1 vorin liggur vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 ma\u00f0ur f\u00e1i ofbirtu \u00ed augun. En \u00fea\u00f0 er einmitt \u00feessi mikla birta sem gerir landi\u00f0 svo d\u00fdrlegt“.<\/p>\n
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J\u00f3n Stef\u00e1nsson
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J\u00f3n Stef\u00e1nsson var einn af frumherjunum \u00ed \u00edslenskri myndlist. Hann m\u00e1la\u00f0i landslagsmyndir, portrett – e\u00f0a myndir af f\u00f3lki – og uppstillingar. Hann hugsa\u00f0i aldrei um \u00fea\u00f0 \u00feegar hann var a\u00f0 alast upp \u00e1 Sau\u00f0\u00e1rkr\u00f3ki a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 g\u00e6ti veri\u00f0 gaman a\u00f0 ver\u00f0a listm\u00e1lari. Hann teikna\u00f0i a\u00f0 v\u00edsu d\u00e1l\u00edti\u00f0 \u00feegar hann var krakki og unglingur en \u00fea\u00f0 var eins og hvert anna\u00f0 f\u00f6ndur. Svo sag\u00f0i hann a\u00f0 minnsta kosti sj\u00e1lfur. J\u00f3n f\u00f3r til Kaupmannahafnar aldam\u00f3ta\u00e1ri\u00f0 1900 til a\u00f0 l\u00e6ra mannvirkjafr\u00e6\u00f0i \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":78582,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1093,1088,1096,1094,1095],"tags":[5060,2081],"class_list":["post-78566","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-101-is","category-greinar","category-hofudborgarsvaedid","category-midbaer-reykjavikur","category-reykjavik-is","tag-jon-stefansson","tag-myndlist"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n