Jonas Lie (painter)

This article is about the painter. For the Nasjonal Samling minister, see Jonas Lie (government minister). For the writer, see Jonas Lie (writer).
Jonas Lie
BornApril 29, 1880
Moss, Norway
DiedJanuary 18, 1940 (aged 59)
New York City, U.S.
NationalityNorwegian American
EducationArt Students League of New York[1]

Jonas Lie (April 29, 1880 – January 18, 1940) was a Norwegian-born American painter and teacher.

Lie is best known for his Expressionist paintings of the New England coastline and New York City.[2][3][4] He documented construction of the Panama Canal with thirty canvases, and represented the United States in the 1928 Summer Olympics art competition.[5]

  1. ^ "Prominent Former Students". The Art Students League of New York. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
  2. ^ Painting and Sculpture in the Collection of National Academy of Design (page 358. by David Bernard Dearinger, John Davis, National Academy of Design (U.S.), Mary Lublin, William H. Gerdts. Hudson Hills Press; 2004)
  3. ^ "Jonas Lie – norsk-amerikansk maler". Store norske leksikon. Retrieved 2015-07-19.
  4. ^ Tolfsby, Dina. "Jonas Lie – 2 Maler". Norsk biografisk leksikon. Retrieved 2015-07-19.
  5. ^ "Jonas Lie". Olympedia. Retrieved 27 July 2020.