Carl Larsson

My Acid Workshop (Where I do my Etching)

My Acid Workshop (Where I do my Etching) https://www.wikiart.org/en/carl-larsson/my-acid-workshop-where-i-do-my-etching-1910

Breakfast in the Open

Breakfast in the Open https://www.wikiart.org/en/carl-larsson/breakfast-in-the-open-1913

Around the Lamp at Evening

Around the Lamp at Evening https://www.wikiart.org/en/carl-larsson/around-the-lamp-at-evening-1900

Self-portrait

Self-portrait https://www.wikiart.org/en/carl-larsson/self-portrait-1895

The Timber Chute. Winterscene. From A Home (26 watercolours) http://collection.nationalmuseum.se/eMuseumPlus?service=ExternalInterface&module=collection&objectId=24199&viewType=detailView

Solrosorna

Solrosorna https://www.wikiart.org/en/carl-larsson/solrosorna

Karin is alone at home in Sundborn and has sat down in the studio sofa. Only her hands are visible, and her portrait is painted on the sliding doors. The tablecloth and vase of peonies and honeysuckle are signs of her tender care. The painting can be seen as a portrait in the form of a riddle. Is the answer that Karin and the home are inseparably entwined in her husband’s eyes? In the case of the picture on the door, she is literally part of the fixtures.

Sunday Rest http://collection.nationalmuseum.se/eMuseumPlus?service=ExternalInterface&module=collection&objectId=24318&viewType=detailView

Mother and Daughter

Mother and Daughter https://www.wikiart.org/en/carl-larsson/mother-and-daughter-1903

Christmas Morning

Christmas Morning https://www.wikiart.org/en/carl-larsson/christmas-morning-1894

The figure in 18th century dress pandered to the taste for 18th century scenes that had become fashionable in French salon painting and is also found in other works by Carl Larsson from his Grez period, including The Vine and A Bite. The effect is slightly bizarre when combined with a landscape so distinctly in the plein-air realistic style. Nevertheless, Autumn is one of Carl Larsson’s finest watercolours, with its grey, misty landscape fading into thin, transparent hues behind the figure.

Autumn http://collection.nationalmuseum.se/eMuseumPlus?service=ExternalInterface&module=collection&objectId=24343&viewType=detailView

Brita as Iduna (Iðunn), lithography, title page for the christmas edition of Idun, 1901

Brita as Iduna (Iðunn), lithography, title page for the christmas edition of Idun, 1901 https://www.wikiart.org/en/carl-larsson/brita-as-iduna-i-unn-lithography-title-page-for-the-christmas-edition-of-idun-1901-1901

Breakfast under the Big Birch. From A Home (26 watercolours) http://collection.nationalmuseum.se/eMuseumPlus?service=ExternalInterface&module=collection&objectId=24220&viewType=detailView

The Old Man and the Nursery Garden http://collection.nationalmuseum.se/eMuseumPlus?service=ExternalInterface&module=collection&objectId=24105&viewType=detailView

Mrs Dora Lamm and Her Two Eldest Sons

Mrs Dora Lamm and Her Two Eldest Sons https://www.wikiart.org/en/carl-larsson/mrs-dora-lamm-and-her-two-eldest-sons-1903

Azalea

Azalea https://www.wikiart.org/en/carl-larsson/azalea-1906

The vegetable patch is bathed in sunlight. Carl Larsson’s portrayal of light is so realistic that we almost share the girl’s experience of being blinded by it. There is not much shade in this picture. That is because the sun is high in the sky, but the artist has probably also chosen to leave it out to maximize the effect of strong sunlight. The painting was made in the international artist colony in Grez-sur-Loing south of Paris, where Larsson developed his watercolour technique in 1883–1884, in lighting conditions that were different from Sweden.

In the Kitchen Garden http://collection.nationalmuseum.se/eMuseumPlus?service=ExternalInterface&module=collection&objectId=24106&viewType=detailView

Esbjörn at the Study Corner http://collection.nationalmuseum.se/eMuseumPlus?service=ExternalInterface&module=collection&objectId=26034&viewType=detailView

Study for Rokoko, 1888 http://collection.nationalmuseum.se/eMuseumPlus?service=ExternalInterface&module=collection&objectId=18837&viewType=detailView

Summer Morning, published in 'Lasst Licht Hinin' (`Let in More Light')

Summer Morning, published in 'Lasst Licht Hinin' (`Let in More Light') https://www.wikiart.org/en/carl-larsson/summer-morning-published-in-lasst-licht-hinin-let-in-more-light-1908

The Gate. From A Home (26 watercolours) http://collection.nationalmuseum.se/eMuseumPlus?service=ExternalInterface&module=collection&objectId=24201&viewType=detailView

Carl and Karin Larsson combined new design with old traditions. Practicality dictated their interior design, but it was equally important that furniture and objects form an attractive harmony. This ideal was also propagated by others, including Ellen Key, who advocated homes that were in a new and light style, in her essay “Skönhet för alla” (Beauty for All) in 1899. The Larssons moved to Lilla Hyttnäs, a house in Sundborn, in the summer of 1889. Here, Carl and Karin together created the interiors that made their home famous. Karin designed the furniture and textiles, which she embroidered and wove. A studio was fitted up in one of the hallways. It features many eye-catching details, including the funny man crowning a column. When a larger studio extension was added, this room became a workshop for the whole family. The interiors of the Larsson home were characterised by rural simplicity. Nevertheless, every detail was carefully designed, with influences from England, Scotland and Japan. The kitchen, which was first and foremost a place for household chores, did not display the same modern interior style and comfort as the rest of the house.

The Kitchen. From A Home (26 watercolours) http://collection.nationalmuseum.se/eMuseumPlus?service=ExternalInterface&module=collection&objectId=24211&viewType=detailView

Carl and Karin Larsson combined new design with old traditions. Practicality dictated their interior design, but it was equally important that furniture and objects form an attractive harmony. This ideal was also propagated by others, including Ellen Key, who advocated homes that were in a new and light style, in her essay “Skönhet för alla” (Beauty for All) in 1899. The Larssons moved to Lilla Hyttnäs, a house in Sundborn, in the summer of 1889. Here, Carl and Karin together created the interiors that made their home famous. Karin designed the furniture and textiles, which she embroidered and wove. A studio was fitted up in one of the hallways. It features many eye-catching details, including the funny man crowning a column. When a larger studio extension was added, this room became a workshop for the whole family. The interiors of the Larsson home were characterised by rural simplicity. Nevertheless, every detail was carefully designed, with influences from England, Scotland and Japan. The kitchen, which was first and foremost a place for household chores, did not display the same modern interior style and comfort as the rest of the house.

Between Christmas and New Year. From A Home (26 watercolours) http://collection.nationalmuseum.se/eMuseumPlus?service=ExternalInterface&module=collection&objectId=24206&viewType=detailView

Lisbeth Reading http://collection.nationalmuseum.se/eMuseumPlus?service=ExternalInterface&module=collection&objectId=26295&viewType=detailView

The popularity of Carl Larsson’s pictures of his own family made him much sought-after for portraits of children. Parents among the wealthy, art-loving bourgeoisie in Stockholm were particularly keen to have a portrait of their offspring by Larsson. He often refused, and once even turned down a request from the royal family. The girl in this portrait is the daughter of an American diplomat stationed in Stockholm. She was depicted in Carl Larsson’s studio on Glasbruksgatan on Södermalm.

Martha Winslow as a Girl http://collection.nationalmuseum.se/eMuseumPlus?service=ExternalInterface&module=collection&objectId=25897&viewType=detailView

November

November https://www.wikiart.org/en/carl-larsson/november-1882

Lazy Nook

Lazy Nook https://www.wikiart.org/en/carl-larsson/lazy-nook-1897

My mother

My mother https://www.wikiart.org/en/carl-larsson/my-mother-1893

The Crayfish Season Opens

The Crayfish Season Opens https://www.wikiart.org/en/carl-larsson/the-crayfish-season-opens-1897

The Still Life Painter

The Still Life Painter https://www.wikiart.org/en/carl-larsson/the-still-life-painter

Carl and Karin Larsson combined new design with old traditions. Practicality dictated their interior design, but it was equally important that furniture and objects form an attractive harmony. This ideal was also propagated by others, including Ellen Key, who advocated homes that were in a new and light style, in her essay “Skönhet för alla” (Beauty for All) in 1899. The Larssons moved to Lilla Hyttnäs, a house in Sundborn, in the summer of 1889. Here, Carl and Karin together created the interiors that made their home famous. Karin designed the furniture and textiles, which she embroidered and wove. A studio was fitted up in one of the hallways. It features many eye-catching details, including the funny man crowning a column. When a larger studio extension was added, this room became a workshop for the whole family. The interiors of the Larsson home were characterised by rural simplicity. Nevertheless, every detail was carefully designed, with influences from England, Scotland and Japan. The kitchen, which was first and foremost a place for household chores, did not display the same modern interior style and comfort as the rest of the house.

When the Children have Gone to Bed. From A Home (26 watercolours) http://collection.nationalmuseum.se/eMuseumPlus?service=ExternalInterface&module=collection&objectId=24207&viewType=detailView