Education
In 1915 Ásmundur moved to Reykjavík where he enrolled in the Technical College of Iceland and apprenticed with sculptor Ríkarður Jónsson for four years.
In 1915 Ásmundur moved to Reykjavík where he enrolled in the Technical College of Iceland and apprenticed with sculptor Ríkarður Jónsson for four years.
In 1919 he relocated to Copenhagen, Denmark, and from there to Stockholm, Sweden, where he enrolled in the Academy of Fine Arts where he remained for six years, much of it spent studying with sculptor Carl Milles. After graduating from the Academy, Ásmundur moved to Paris, France where he continued his study, here under the sculptor Charles Despiau. The former house of the artist in Laugardalur, Reykjavík, has been installed as a museum, called The house was constructed in the 1930s, based on designs drawn by the artist who was a fan of the Bauhaus style.
The house is slightly reminiscent of Le Corbusier and his chapel of Ronchamp.
The sculpture garden nearby is open to public.