World of Carl Larsson - Paintings from a Bygone Age Part 2

Carl Larsson was as prolific as he was talented and here are beautiful paintings of his wonderful home and family in Sundborn, some of his fairy tale illustrations and more.
This Carl Larsson set is 2 videos, and they form a large and representative collection of his artwork that I hope you will really enjoy.
Music: Haydn Cello Concerto No. 1
'Carl Larsson (May 28, 1853 -- January 22, 1919) was a Swedish painter and interior designer, representative of the Arts and Crafts Movement. His many paintings include oils, watercolors, and frescoes.
Larsson was born on May 28, 1853. His parents were extremely poor, and his childhood was not happy. Carl's strong artistic talent had emerged early in his life. When he was 13 years old, his teacher at the school for the poor had persuaded him to apply for enrollment at Principskolan, the preparatory department of the Royal Art Academy.
However, at the age of thirteen, his teacher Jacobsen, at the school for poor children urged him to apply to the "principskola" of the Royal Swedish Academy of Arts, and he was admitted. In 1869, at the age of sixteen, he was promoted to the "antique school" of the same academy. There Larsson gained confidence, and even became a central figure in student life.
After spending two summers in Barbizon, the refuge of the plein-air painters, he settled down with his Swedish painter colleagues in 1882 in Grez-sur-Loing, at a Scandinavian artists' colony outside Paris. It was there that he met the artist Karin Bergöö, who soon became his wife. This was to be a turning point in Larsson's life. In Grez, Larsson painted some of his most important works, now in watercolour and very different from the oil painting technique he had previously employed.
Carl and Karin Larsson had eight children and his family became Larsson's favourite models. Many of his watercolours are now popular all over the world.
In 1888 the young family was given a small house, named Little Hyttnäs, in Sundborn. Carl and Karin decorated and furnished this house according to their particular artistic taste and also for the needs of the growing family.
Through Larsson's paintings this house has become one of the most famous artist's homes in the world, transmitting the artistic taste of its creators and making it a major line in Swedish interior design.
The descendants of Carl and Karin Larsson now own this house and keep it open for tourists each summer from May until October.
The pictures of Carl Larsson's family and home "became the most immediate and lasting part of my life's work. For these pictures are of course a very genuine expression of my personality, of my deepest feelings, of all my limitless love for my wife and children."
'Carl Larsson, född 28 maj 1853 i Gamla Stan i Stockholm, död 22 januari 1919 i Falun i Dalarna, var en svensk konstnär. Larsson är en av de mest berömda svenska konstnärerna och kanske den mest folkkäre. Räknas som en av Sveriges mest betydelsefulla akvarellmålare. Han är känd för sina akvareller av idylliskt familjeliv.
Larsson var make till konstnären Karin Bergöö.
Carl Larsson föddes i ett fattigt hem vid Prästgatan 78 i Gamla stan. Under hans barndomstid bodde familjen på Ladugårdslandet. När han var tretton år uppmanade hans lärare honom att söka som elev vid Konstakademien, där han kom att studera 1869-76.
Carl Larsson flyttade till Paris 1877. Under sin tid där levde han i yttersta fattigdom. Efter att besviken ha återvänt till Stockholm och där i två år ha försörjt sig på illustrationsuppdrag, reste han för andra gången till Paris 1880 och började måla. Den lilla målarbyn Grez-sur-Loing i närheten av Fontainebleau blev hans residens och akvarellen hans specialitet.
Larsson gifte sig 1883 med konstnären Karin Bergöö och den växande familjen blev snart ett givet motiv för intima porträtt, däribland "Bruden", "Ateljéidyll" och "Lilla Suzanne".
Larsson blev populär som familjelivets och hemmets målare. Redan i Grez hade han målat sina närmaste.
1901 lämnade Larsson Stockholm för att slå sig ned på Lilla Hyttnäs. Gården i Dalarna kom att erbjuda familjen en aldrig sinande motivrikedom.
Under arbetet med freskerna hade Larsson utvecklat ett förenklat uttryckssätt och lätta färger. Denna teknik ses i den serie bilder från Sundborn som han började utföra 1894; teckningar i tusch med noggrant redogörande för alla detaljer och enkelt kolorerade.
Serien "Ett hem i Dalarne, som senare följdes av tre andra sundbornsalbum, gjorde Larsson känd och omtyckt även långt utom Sveriges gränser.
Efter Karins död 1928 bestämde barnen Suzanne, Pontus, Lisbeth, Brita och Kersti att bevara hemmet i Sundborn som det sett ut under föräldrarnas levnad. De startade en förening: Släktföreningen som skulle förvalta Carl Larsson-gården framgent och låta den bli ett Carl Larsson-museum.'

[@renettayorka6883]

I really enjoy his art. He uses such vibrant colors. A neighboring Swedish community showcases some of his prints. Thank you! 🎨

[@giuseppamatraxia6356]

Beautiful

[@cronope]

Oh yes, Haydn !

[@JXTVE]

I really like these paintings. The colors are so "fresh".

[@blueskygoldensun]

Thank you! It is so nice to see that his work is appreciated. :)

[@silverbirch4444art]

Beautiful pictures - thank you for sharing.

[@blueskygoldensun]

Thank you, dear silverbirch!

[@iarateixeira87]

[@blueskygoldensun]

This video is part of a set. The first one, with many of Carl Larsson's most famous paintings, you can see here: watch?v=0QG3JOi5c_Y

[@cronope]

Qui a composé la musique?