Carl Olof LarssonSwedish, 1853–1919In the Kitchen Garden
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Not on view at present
Where is “In the Kitchen Garden” now? Collection: Nationalmuseum, Stockholm. Not on view at present. Checked October 9, 2026.
Stockholm, Sweden
It belongs to the collection, but is not on display at present.
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About the painting
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.
Nationalmuseum
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Display history
Not on view at present
Nationalmuseum · Oct 9, 2026 — now · Verified
Whether it was on view is unknown
Nationalmuseum · Sep 27, 2026 — Oct 9, 2026 · Unconfirmed
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- Nationalmuseum
- Image: Nationalmuseum — Public Domain Mark 1.0
In the life of Carl Olof Larsson
The whole life1882
From Barbizon to the Scandinavian colony at Grez-sur-Loing
After two summers in Barbizon, the refuge of the plein-air painters, in 1882 he settled for a time with his Swedish colleagues at Grez-sur-Loing, a Scandinavian artists’ colony outside Paris.
1882–1883
Meets Karin Bergöö, a turning point in his life
At Grez he met the artist Karin Bergöö, who would soon become his wife. The meeting was a turning point in his life.
1883
Marries Karin Bergöö
In 1883 he married Karin Bergöö; she also worked as an interior designer, and many of the interiors he depicted were her work.
12 June 1883
Married: Karin Larsson
1884
Daughter born: Suzanne Larsson
1884–1900
Eight children, the artist’s favourite models
Carl and Karin had eight children: Suzanne (b. 1884), Ulf (1887), Pontus (1888), Lisbeth (1891), Brita (1893), Mats (1894), Kersti (1896) and Esbjörn (1900). Ulf died at eighteen and Mats at the age of two months, and the life of the family became Larsson’s chief subject.
