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'''Hans Hansen''', called '''Hans í Mikladali''' (14 November 1920 – 8 March 1970<ref name="dates">Kunst Indeks Danmark: ''[http://www.kulturarv.dk/kid/VisKunstner.do?kunstnerId=7030 Hans Hansen]''. URL last accessed 2007-08-13.</ref>) was a [[Faroe Islands|Faroese]] painter from [[Mikladalur]], Faroe Islands.


His career started with sea fishing from the age of fifteen, and it was only after meeting the painter [[Jóhannes Sveinsson Kjarval]] in Iceland during the second world war that he decided to train as a painter.<ref name="turistblad">{{cite journal|page=29|title=Olivur, Amariel og Hans í Mikladali|lang=da|journal=Færøernes Turistblad|year=2014|volume=2|url=http://turistblad.info/onewebmedia/Ferdamannabladid-02-lowres.pdf|accessdate=2022-07-08}}</ref> He travelled to [[Copenhagen]] in 1949 and studied, first in Bizzie Højers art school, and then at the Academy of Fine Arts' painting school from 1953 to 1957, where he became interested in [[fresco]] painting technique.<ref name="turistblad"/> He graduated and then returned to the Faroe Islands, where he worked as a visual artist in [[Tórshavn]].<ref name="turistblad"/>
'''Hans Hansen''', called '''Hans í Mikladali''' (November 14, 1920 – March 8, 1970<ref name="dates">Kunst Indeks Danmark: ''[http://www.kulturarv.dk/kid/VisKunstner.do?kunstnerId=7030 Hans Hansen]''. URL last accessed 2007-08-13.</ref>), was a [[Faroe Islands|Faroese]] painter from [[Mikladalur]], Faroe Islands. Four of his paintings were featured on a series of Faroese stamps issued in September 1998:

Four of his paintings were featured on a series of Faroese postage stamps issued in September 1998:


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== External links ==
== External links ==
* [http://www.faroeartstamps.fo/?side=90328b10845c998be8838792fb15323c Biography] in several languages.
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070927005411/http://www.faroeartstamps.fo/?side=90328b10845c998be8838792fb15323c Biography] in several languages.
* [http://www.art.fo/dk/faroese_artists/hans_hansen.php Timeline] from the Faroese Art Museum.
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070927223105/http://www.art.fo/dk/faroese_artists/hans_hansen.php Timeline] from the Faroese Art Museum.


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Latest revision as of 14:48, 8 July 2022

Hans Hansen, called Hans í Mikladali (14 November 1920 – 8 March 1970[1]) was a Faroese painter from Mikladalur, Faroe Islands.

His career started with sea fishing from the age of fifteen, and it was only after meeting the painter Jóhannes Sveinsson Kjarval in Iceland during the second world war that he decided to train as a painter.[2] He travelled to Copenhagen in 1949 and studied, first in Bizzie Højers art school, and then at the Academy of Fine Arts' painting school from 1953 to 1957, where he became interested in fresco painting technique.[2] He graduated and then returned to the Faroe Islands, where he worked as a visual artist in Tórshavn.[2]

Four of his paintings were featured on a series of Faroese postage stamps issued in September 1998:

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  1. ^ Kunst Indeks Danmark: Hans Hansen. URL last accessed 2007-08-13.
  2. ^ a b c "Olivur, Amariel og Hans í Mikladali" (PDF). Færøernes Turistblad (in Danish). 2: 29. 2014. Retrieved 2022-07-08.
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