Guðmundur Pétursson Thorsteinsson (5 September 1891, Bíldudalur – 27 July 1924, Søllerød), better known as Muggur, was an Icelandic painter, graphic artist, author and film actor.
Muggur was born in Bíldudalur, Iceland. His father, Pétur, was one of the richest men in Iceland and later one of the founders of the fishing company Milljónarfélagið. When he was twelve, the family moved to Copenhagen, but they travelled continuously between there and Iceland.[1] His younger brothers, Samúel, Gunnar and Friðþjófur all became well known football players in Iceland and Denmark.[2]
He studied at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts from 1911 to 1915, but also took study trips to Germany and Italy.[1] In 1915, he made a visit to the United States, where his works had recently been exhibited to good reviews in the Evening Sun.[3]
In addition to his paintings, he wrote and illustrated a children's book, The Story of Dimmalimm, about a young girl and an enchanted swan. It was written in 1921 for a niece, while he was on board a cargo ship sailing from Italy to Iceland, and was published in 1942.[1] Later, Jóhannes úr Kötlum turned it into a verse play and it was also staged as a ballet, with music by Atli Heimir Sveinsson. He created numerous drawings inspired by the Eddas as well and created Iceland's first unique deck of playing cards.
He was also a talented amateur actor and had a major role in one of Iceland's first films, Sons of the Soil (Saga Borgarættarinnar), based on a novel by Gunnar Gunnarsson.
A brief marriage to Inger Naur that ended in divorce[4] led him to drink heavily. In 1923, already in deteriorating health, he was kicked in the back by a horse.[3] After a lengthy stay at a spa in France, he returned to the family estate in Denmark and died of tuberculosis, aged only thirty-two.[5][1] Most of his works are in the National Gallery of Iceland.
^ abcdBrief biography with photographs, by Elfar Logi Hannesson @ Arnfirðingur.
^Stefán Pálsson (2 April 2016). "Fyrsti landsliðsmaðurinn". Fréttablaðið (in Icelandic). p. 40. Retrieved 13 May 2022 – via Tímarit.is.
^ ab"Movie-Star, Painter, Man Of The World: The Story Of Muggur" @ The Reykjavík Grapevine.
^"100 ár frá fæðingu Muggs". Þjóðlíf (in Icelandic). 1 May 1991. p. 41. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
^Helgi Snær Sigurðsson (2 October 2021). "Hæfileikaríkur á mörgum sviðum". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 1 April 2024.
Further readingedit
Björn Theodór Björnsson, Guðmundur Thorsteinsson, Muggur. Ævi hans og list (Life and Art), Helafell, 1960
External linksedit
Media related to Muggur at Wikimedia Commons
January 01, 1970
muggur, guðmundur, pétursson, thorsteinsson, september, 1891, bíldudalur, july, 1924, søllerød, better, known, icelandic, painter, graphic, artist, author, film, actor, 1924bornguðmundur, pétursson, thorsteinsson, 1891, september, 1891bíldudalur, icelanddied27. Gudmundur Petursson Thorsteinsson 5 September 1891 Bildudalur 27 July 1924 Sollerod better known as Muggur was an Icelandic painter graphic artist author and film actor MuggurMuggur in 1924BornGudmundur Petursson Thorsteinsson 1891 09 05 5 September 1891Bildudalur IcelandDied27 July 1924 1924 07 27 aged 32 Sollerod DenmarkAlma materRoyal Danish Academy of Fine ArtsOccupation s Painter graphic artist author and film actorSpouseInger Naur divorced wbr ParentsPetur J Thorsteinsson father Asthildur Gudmundsdottir mother RelativesFridthjofur Thorsteinsson brother Gunnar Thorsteinsson brother Samuel Thorsteinsson brother Contents 1 Biography 2 Selected works 3 References 4 Further reading 5 External linksBiography editMuggur was born in Bildudalur Iceland His father Petur was one of the richest men in Iceland and later one of the founders of the fishing company Milljonarfelagid When he was twelve the family moved to Copenhagen but they travelled continuously between there and Iceland 1 His younger brothers Samuel Gunnar and Fridthjofur all became well known football players in Iceland and Denmark 2 He studied at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts from 1911 to 1915 but also took study trips to Germany and Italy 1 In 1915 he made a visit to the United States where his works had recently been exhibited to good reviews in the Evening Sun 3 In addition to his paintings he wrote and illustrated a children s book The Story of Dimmalimm about a young girl and an enchanted swan It was written in 1921 for a niece while he was on board a cargo ship sailing from Italy to Iceland and was published in 1942 1 Later Johannes ur Kotlum turned it into a verse play and it was also staged as a ballet with music by Atli Heimir Sveinsson He created numerous drawings inspired by the Eddas as well and created Iceland s first unique deck of playing cards He was also a talented amateur actor and had a major role in one of Iceland s first films Sons of the Soil Saga Borgaraettarinnar based on a novel by Gunnar Gunnarsson A brief marriage to Inger Naur that ended in divorce 4 led him to drink heavily In 1923 already in deteriorating health he was kicked in the back by a horse 3 After a lengthy stay at a spa in France he returned to the family estate in Denmark and died of tuberculosis aged only thirty two 5 1 Most of his works are in the National Gallery of Iceland Selected works edit nbsp The Kiss 1918 nbsp Carrying Coal 1919 nbsp Seventh Day in Paradise 1920 nbsp Snaefellsjokull 1922References edit a b c d Brief biography with photographs by Elfar Logi Hannesson Arnfirdingur Stefan Palsson 2 April 2016 Fyrsti landslidsmadurinn Frettabladid in Icelandic p 40 Retrieved 13 May 2022 via Timarit is nbsp a b Movie Star Painter Man Of The World The Story Of Muggur The Reykjavik Grapevine 100 ar fra faedingu Muggs THjodlif in Icelandic 1 May 1991 p 41 Retrieved 21 December 2021 Helgi Snaer Sigurdsson 2 October 2021 Haefileikarikur a morgum svidum Morgunbladid in Icelandic Retrieved 1 April 2024 nbsp Further reading editBjorn Theodor Bjornsson Gudmundur Thorsteinsson Muggur AEvi hans og list Life and Art Helafell 1960External links edit nbsp Media related to Muggur at Wikimedia Commons Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Muggur amp oldid 1216697490, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
