Carl Olof LarssonSwedish, 1853–1919Study for Modern Art
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Nationalmuseum
Stockholm, Sweden
The owner is known; whether it is on view today is not.
- In this state since
- Source
- The museum
About the painting
For their private art gallery, the Fürstenbergs commissioned a mural by Carl Larsson. The artist accepted the assignment on the condition that he could carry it out in France, and that the Fürstenbergs paid for his stay there. The result was the famous Fürstenberg triptych, which was shown at the World Fair in Paris in 1889, where it was awarded a 1st class medal. Larsson made a large number of studies for the triptych. Many of these were given to friends; this one he gave to the sculptor Christian Eriksson.
Nationalmuseum
Particulars
In the catalog
Sources
- Nationalmuseum
- Image: Nationalmuseum — Public Domain Mark 1.0
Meanwhile, in the life of Carl Olof Larsson
The whole life1884–1900
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.
1885–1888
Back in Sweden: plein-air studies of southern Stockholm
In 1885 he returned to Sweden, where he stayed until 1888, painting plein-air studies of scenes from southern Stockholm.
1886–1891
Director of the Valand School in Gothenburg
In 1886 he accepted the post of director of the Valand School of Fine Art in Gothenburg, which he held until 1891. Among his pupils was Ester Almqvist, to whom he dedicated an etching.
3 April 1887
Son born: Ulf Larsson
1888
A gift from his father-in-law: Lilla Hyttnäs at Sundborn
In 1888 the young family was given the small house Lilla Hyttnäs at Sundborn, near Falun in Dalarna, by Karin’s father Adolf Bergöö. Carl and Karin decorated and furnished it to their own taste, and through his paintings and books it became one of the most famous artists’ homes in the world.
27 October 1888
Son born: Pontus Larsson
