Carl Larsson''s Home, Family and Farm - Paintings From the Swedish Arts and Crafts Movement

Beautiful watercolours depicting Swedish rural life at the turn of the last century, by one of Sweden's best-loved artists.

A propos de l'auteur

Carl Larsson (1853-1919) was born into a poor family in Stockholm, Sweden. He was accepted to the Stockholm Academy of Fine Arts at the age of thirteen and spent several years working as a newspaper and magazine illustrator. He moved to Paris, where, as a penniless artist, he met his wife Karin, also an artist. In 1888 they moved back to Sundborn in Sweden. Carl Larsson is best known for his lovely watercolour paintings of his home and family which were popularised through a series of books.

Résumé

Beautiful watercolours depicting Swedish rural life at the turn of the last century, by one of Sweden's best-loved artists.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Carl Larsson
• Edition: Floris Books
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre Relié
• Sortie: 20.03.2014
• EAN: 9781782500476
• ISBN: 978-1-78250-047-6
• Pages: 96
• Catégories: Sciences humaines, art, musique > Art > Histoire de l'art; ART / History / General, ART / European, ART / Individual Artists / Monographs, Sweden, Arts and Crafts, History of Art, Painting & paintings, Individual artists, art monographs, Art & design styles: Arts & Crafts style, Paintings and painting