Carl Larsson

Biography

Carl Larsson was accepted into the Academy of Fine Arts at age sixteen and studied there from 1869 to 1876. He earned his living working as a retoucher for a photographer and illustrating books, magazines, and newspapers. Larsson undertook numerous extended trips to Paris and the artists' colony in Grez-sur-Loing. At the turn of the 20th century, he gained his reputation as the artist of family life following his relocation to Lilla Hyttnäs in Sundborn, Dalarna. Larsson's artistic style is characterized by the use of Art Nouveau lines. His watercolors portray an idyllic family life, but he was also active as an illustrator, etcher, and portrait painter. He was renowned for his frescoes in the National Museum and the Royal Dramatic Theater, among other locations. Larsson's art occupies an entire room at the Thiel Gallery, with a total of twenty-five pieces in the collection.

Wife: Karin Larsson (1859 - 1928)