Barbara Árnason

Barbara Moray Williams Árnason (19 April 1911 – 1975) was an English-born Icelandic artist, known for book illustrations, engravings in wood, and watercolours.

Born in Petersfield, she was the twin sister of writer and illustrator Ursula Moray Williams.

[5] She was already known as a book illustrator before moving to Iceland, and also became known there for pioneering work in wood engraving and for watercolours of landscapes and children.

[2][3][5][6] In 1952, she painted a mural titled Children at Play in the assembly hall of the Melaskóli, a school in Reykjavík.

[8] The Gerðarsafn [is] art museum in Kópavogur, which holds a collection of her work, held a centennial exhibition for her in 2011, the opening presided over by the President of Iceland, Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson.