Jóhannes Sveinsson Kjarval

Icelandic painter (1885-1972).

Born October 15th, 1885 in Iceland. [ref]

Died April 13th, 1972 at 86 years old in Reykjavík. [ref]

Occupations
painter, poet

When we finally know we are dying, and all other sentient beings are dying with us, we start to have a burning, almost heartbreaking sense of the fragility and preciousness of each moment and each being, and from this can grow a deep, clear, limitless compassion for all beings. Sogyal Rinpoche