Zacharias Heinesen
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Zacharias Heinesen (borne 1936 in Tórshavn) is a Faroese landscape painter. He is the son of the writer William Heinesen.
He attended Myndlistaskóli Íslands in Reykjavik between 1957-58. In 1959-1963 he attended the Royal Danish Academy of Art in Copenhagen. Through the years he has held a number of exhibitions and his paintings are to be found in several museums. In 1986 he was awarded the Henry Heerup prize.
His paintings were featured on a series of stamps in June 2001:
 Sunrise |
 Úti á Reyni |
 The artist's mother |
His work can also be seen on the 200 Faroese kronur bank note issues in 2004:
 200-krone banknote, 19 January 2004 (back). |
 200-krone banknote, 19 January 2004 (front). |
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