Hans Lynge

Hans Lynge (born 1906 in Nuuk, died 1988 in Haderslev) was a Greenlandic writer, dramatist, painter, politician, printmaker, and sculptor.[1] Many of his sculptures involve mothers or indigenous heroes, but he also did official sculptors of well known Greenlanders. His paintings draw on similar themes of Greenlandic legend and mothers[2] while having the European influence of Impressionism.[3] He played a role in the history of Greenland theatre as well.[4] He also wrote several books depicting Nuuk.[5]

His father was pastor Niels Lynge who was a painter in his own right.[6]

References

1. Kunstindeks Danmark
2. Bodil Kaalund (1 January 1983). The Art of Greenland: Sculpture, Crafts, Painting. University of California Press. pp. 51–53 & 205–207. ISBN 978-0-520-04840-9.
3. "Greenland.com". Archived from the original on 2017-08-14. Retrieved 2014-10-15.
4. Martin Banham (21 September 1995). The Cambridge Guide to Theatre. Cambridge University Press. p. 451. ISBN 978-0-521-43437-9.
5. Michael Jones; Kenneth Olwig (2008). Nordic Landscapes: Region and Belonging on the Northern Edge of Europe. U of Minnesota Press. pp. 128–129. ISBN 978-0-8166-3914-4.
6. Nuuk Art Museum