Carl Larsson

Klaus H. Carl

Description

Slip into the idyllic world of turn-of-the-century, rural Sweden with this monograph dedicated to Carl Larsson, the national treasure whose delicate drawings and paintings proffer a vision of his enchanting family life. Accompanying details of every work of art offer an invaluable insight into the exquisite, charming minutiae of these pictures which demand a closer look. Beloved Swedish artist Carl Larsson (1853-1919) emerged from poor beginnings to earn an esteemed place in the hearts and minds of his countrymen. Nowadays known worldwide for his delicate, luminous pictures of his family and their idyllic life in the Swedish countryside, he initially struggled as a painter for many years before finding international fame as a book illustrator. His delicate, charming portraits and major decorative projects in the Stockholm Opera House and the National Museum are deservedly much admired, despite the criticism he provoked from conservative art institutions. Yet it is undoubtedly his series of watercolors and pen-and-ink drawings showcasing the innovative interior design of the house he created together with his wife Karin which are cherished above all, for their vision of a happy, stylish, modern home which he offered to his millions of readers.

Sujets

• Midvinterblot
• Watercolor painting
• Arts and Crafts Movement

Informations

• Publié par: Parkstone International
• Date de parution: 04 juillet 2023
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781683254447
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 1 Mo

Extrait

Author:
Klaus H. Carl
Detailed quotations are from Me, Carl Larsson , Carl Larsson’s World and The House in the Sun.
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Klaus H. Carl




Carl Larsson
(1853-1919)













“When one has read everything and forgotten it again – everything that is left is education.”
— Carl Larsson
Table of content
Biography
Sweden
Carl Larsson
Larsson’s Drawings
The National Museum
Midvinterblot
The Final Years
Postface
List of Illustrations
Notes
Seen in the Mirror, 1895.
Watercolour on paper. Göteborgs Konstmuseum, Göteborg.
Biography
Year
Life
Works (Selection)
1853:
Carl Larsson is born in Stockholm on 28 May.

1860:
Primary school enrollment.

1867:
Following the advice of his teacher, he starts studying art at the preliminary class of the Royal Swedish Art Academy in Stockholm.

1869:
Participates in a drawing class at the Academy. As a caricaturist he works for the humorous journal Kasper .

1872:
Larsson meets Vilhelmina Holmgren. Participation in a course on studies from the nude at the Academy.
1872; Female Nude with Grape.
1873:
Larsson wins a prize at the Academy.
1874; Moses is Abandoned by His Mother.
1875; Lady Playing the Lute.
1876:
Larsson wins a Royal Medal for his previous works.
Vilhelmina Holmgren dies during childbirth of their second child.

1877:
Larsson undertakes his first journey to Paris, works a lot but without success.
1877; Palmera,
1878; Landscape from Barbizon.
1879-1880:
His first contact with fresco painting.
1879; Ceiling Painting and Lunettes of Bolinder Palace.
1880:
Larsson spends two years in Barbizon, but then moves to the artists’ colony in Grez-sur-Loing. Here he meets Karin Bergöö, who also studied at the Royal Swedish Academy of Arts.

1881:
Collaboration with Strindberg for his work about Sweden’s cultural history.
1881; Amorette is Watering Calla,
1881; Self-Portrait as Napoleon,
1881; Sculpture Garden,
1882; Forbidden Fruits.
1883:
Carl Larsson and Karin Bergöö marry in Stockholm. Another short stay in France.
1883; In the Kitchen Garden,
1883; The Old Man and the Nursery Garden.
1884:
Birth of their oldest daughter Suzanne in Grez-sur-Loing. Purchase of The Pond in Grez-sur-Loing by the French state.
1884; Poppies,
1884; The Grape,
1884; Electricity.
1885:
Trip to London; exhibits at the Salon , final return to Schweden, Larsson accepts a position as an art teacher in Göteborg.
1885; Interior of the Fürstenberg Gallery,
1885; Karin Larsson with Suzanne,
1885; Interior with a Lady Reading.
1886:
Journey through Paris, Venice and Rome to Messina.
1886; Lady Reading the Newspaper,
1886; Open-Air Painter. Winter-Motif from Åsögatan 145, Stockholm.
1887:
Birth of his oldest son Ulf; participates in the Exposition Internationale by Georges Petit in Paris.
1887; Alma,
1887; Grez-sur-Loing ( The Loing River ) .
1888:
Birth of his son Pontus. Trip to Paris.
Karin‘s father donates Little Hyttenäs in Sundborn.
1888; Profiles,
1888; Construction of the Eiffel Tower.
1888:
He participates in a tender for the interior design of Stockholm‘s National Museum.
1889; Christmas Roses.
1890:
Refusal of his proposals, re-tendering.

1894:
Larsson receives commission to send in six cardboards for the interior design of the staircase’s upper part.
Portraits of his children:
1894; Lisbeth,
1894; Suzanne,
1894; Ulf and Pontus.
1896:
Execution of the works.

1897-1898:
Larsson executes the ceiling paintings of Stockholm’s Royal Swedish Opera. Participation in the General Art and Industrial Exposition of Stockholm.
1897; Portrait of Jenny Lind,
1898; Karin and Kersti,
1898; Lisbeth Angling.
1899:
He publishes A Home including reproductions of some of his watercolours.
1899; A Fairy Tale, Kersti and the Dream of a Meadow,
1900; Self-Portrait Before the Mirror.
1903; The Artist‘s Father.
1905:
Death of his son Ulf. Larsson receives commission to design a wall for the upper part of the National Museum’s hall. 1904; My Country House in Winter,
1905; Harrowing,
1905; Portrait of Pastor Pettersson.
1908-1909:
Works on his album On the Sunny Side , for which he creates 28 watercolours, which he shows at an exhibition in Munich.
1907; Girl and Rocking Chair,
1908; Evening Light at the Piano,
1908; Self-Portrait.