Fredrik Söderberg & Carl Larsson

Carl Larsson is perhaps Sweden’s best-known and most beloved artist. After attending the Royal Academy of Fine Art in Stockholm he worked as an illustrator of books, magazines and newspapers. He also spent several years in France. On his return to Sweden he and his wife Karin Larsson, also an artist, combined traditional rural Swedish design with modern concepts of color and pattern in the family’s newly acquired house in the village of Sundborn in Dalecarlia. The Larssons created a style that has had extraordinary impact on interior design both nationally and internationally. In 1997 the Victoria & Albert Museum in London presented an exhibition entitled “Carl and Karin Larsson: Creators of the Swedish Style” which underlines the importance of this aspect. In 1894 Carl Larsson began to paint a series of watercolors of his home and family, which were published in book form in 1899 under the title “Ett hem” (A home). These works have been strongly influential in the creation of the image of Sweden, and have spread the knowledge of their design. As an artist he created several prominent monumental works – such as large frescoes in schools, museums and other public buildings. Carl Larsson is represented in all major Swedish museum collections.