Carl Larsson's universeFamily watercolors, portraits of writers and large public sets unite Swedish daily life with a clear and resolutely modern composition.
1853 - 1919Artist's life
Stockholm, Grez-sur-Loing and SundbornEssential places
Watercolor, illustration, portrait and monumental decorPractical
°1,000Estimated paintings, watercolors and drawings - overall estimate
Hand paintedReal oil painting, no print.
Formats of your choiceA composition adapted to the dimensions ordered.
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1853 -1919 · Swedish art and Nordic modernity
Family watercolors, portraits of writers and large public sets unite Swedish daily life with a clear and resolutely modern composition.
Born in Stockholm in 1853, Carl Larsson trained at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts before working as an illustrator. His stay in Grez-sur-Loing in the early 1880s freed his palette and directed it towards watercolor. With his wife Karin, he transformed the Sundborn house into a laboratory of an art of living where furniture, textiles, architecture and family scenes form a coherent whole. At the same time, Larsson created portraits and monumental decorations for Swedish institutions. At the same time, Larsson created monumental portraits and decorations for Swedish institutions. At the same time, Larsson created monumental portraits and decorations for Swedish institutions. At the same time, Larsson created monumental portraits and decorations for Swedish institutions. The "Carl Larsson" selection notably compares Brita on the piano and The Swedish Renaissance. His reading favors details.
At Larsson, the house is never a simple decor: it reveals the links between people, objects and light.
Course & style
Journey, subjects and pictorial language
Born in Stockholm in 1853, Carl Larsson trained at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts before working as an illustrator. His stay in Grez-sur-Loing in the early 1880s freed his palette and directed it towards watercolor. With his wife Karin, he transformed the Sundborn house into a laboratory of an art of living where furniture, textiles, architecture and family scenes form a coherent whole. At the same time, Larsson created portraits and monumental decorations for Swedish institutions.
Training and illustration
In Stockholm, Larsson studied academic drawing and earned his living through illustration, caricature and editorial commissions. This milestone sheds light on the "Carl Larsson" collection by prioritizing details.
Grez's revelation
In France, light and watercolor transform his palette; he meets Karin Bergöö, future partner of his artistic universe.
Sundborn and the big sets
Family life becomes a decorative manifesto while historical frescoes and paintings affirm its public ambition.
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Line
A soft and precise outline orders the figures, furniture and decorative patterns. This line guides a reading of "Carl Larsson" focused on details.
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Nordic Light
Whites, greens and light tones give interiors an instantly recognizable freshness.
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Family life
Children, reading, music and meals transform the ordinary into an intimate story.
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Total decor
Textiles, painted wood, plants and objects fully participate in the composition.
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Six readings specific to Carl Larsson
Works, visual language and historical landmarks make up a journey exclusively devoted to Carl Larsson.
Family music01
Brita on the piano
The child, the instrument and the clear interior make up a scene where musical education becomes a shared moment of life.
Landmark work by Carl Larsson. Reading "Carl Larsson" in detail.Historic decor02
The Swedish Renaissance
Figures, costumes and architecture display Larsson's monumental ambition in a carefully orchestrated national narrative.
Landmark work by Carl LarssonWriter portrait03
August Strindberg
The pose and the look concentrate the personality of the writer in a sober, direct and intellectual image.
Landmark work by Carl LarssonLiterary portrait04
Selma Lagerloef
The restraint of the model and the clarity of the composition pay homage to the calm authority of the Swedish novelist.
Landmark work by Carl LarssonStyle05
Line
A soft and precise outline orders the figures, furniture and decorative patterns. This line guides a reading of "Carl Larsson" focused on details.
Reading key for Carl LarssonStyle06
Nordic Light
Whites, greens and light tones give interiors an instantly recognizable freshness.
Reading key for Carl Larsson
Works to discover
Works by Carl Larsson
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