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Carl Larsson
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Swedish painter (1853-1919)
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Carl Larsson was a Swedish illustrator, painter, printmaker, and graphic artist born in Stockholm in 1853. He was educated at the Royal Swedish Academy of Fine Arts and worked in the fields of painting, interior design, and young adult literature. His artistic output included portrait, genre, landscape, and nude painting, often associated with the Arts and Crafts movement. He was married to Karin Larsson.
Larsson’s notable works include *Gustav Vasas intåg i Stockholm 1523* and *Midwinter's Sacrifice*. Other significant titles are *Ȧt solsidan*, *Zorn & Carl Larsson*, and *Ett hem*. He received the Legion of Honour and an award at the Exposition Universelle of 1900. His works are held in the collections of the Minneapolis Institute of Art, the Art Institute of Chicago, the Finnish National Gallery, and the National Gallery of Art. He died in Falun in 1919.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1853
- Died
- 1919
- Works
- 58
Top works
- Ȧt solsidan
- Zorn & Carl Larsson
- Carl Larsson, skildrad av honom själv i text och bilder
- Frȧn Stockholm till Messina, utriv ur nȧgra album
- Ett hem ; Spadarvet
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Olof
- Family name
- Larsson
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Sweden
- Place of birth
- Stockholm
- Place of death
- Falun
- Spouse
- Karin Larsson
- Occupation
- cartoonist
- Educated at
- Royal Swedish Academy of Fine Arts
- Languages spoken
- Swedish
- Field of work
- young adult literature
- Genre
- figure painting
- Movement
- Arts and Crafts movement
- Image
- Carl Larsson - Self Portrait.png
- Work location
- Falun Municipality
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- Commons category
- Carl Larsson
- date of birth
- 1853-05-28
- date of death
- 1919-01-22
- Commons gallery
- Carl Larsson
- Commons Creator page
- Carl Larsson
- topic's main category
- Category:Carl Larsson
- name in native language
- Carl Larsson
- has works in the collection
- Huis van het boek
- ethnic group
- Swedes
- cause of death
- cerebral hemorrhage
- start of work period
- 1873-01-01
- end of work period
- 1919-01-01
- manner of death
- natural causes
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Works in European collections
36 objects attributed to Carl Larsson, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
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Encyclopedic overview
Self-Portrait in the new studio
Carl Olof Larsson ( Swedish pronunciation: [ˈkɑːɭ ˈlɑ̌ːʂɔn] ; 28 May 1853 – 22 January 1919) was a Swedish painter representative of the Arts and Crafts movement. His many paintings include oils, watercolors, and frescoes. He is principally known for his watercolors of idyllic family life. He considered his finest work to be Midvinterblot (Midwinter Sacrifice), a large painting now displayed inside the Swedish National Museum of Fine Arts.
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