Karin Bergöö Larsson
Karin Larsson | |
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Royal Swedish Academy of Arts | |
Known for | Painting, design |
Spouse | Carl Larsson |
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Karin Larsson,
Early life and education
Karin Bergöö was born in
Life with Carl Larsson
In Grez-sur-Loing she met Carl Larsson; they fell in love and in 1883 returned to Stockholm and were married, returning together to Grez-sur-Loing, where their first child, Suzanne, was born in 1884. The following year, they returned to Sweden.
In 1888 the Larssons went to Paris, on the suggestion of Pontus Fürstenberg of Gothenburg, who wanted a large painting by Carl to add to his art collection. They left their two children with Karin's parents in Hallsberg, and upon their return a year later, decorated the Bergöös' new house. They then moved into Lilla Hyttnäs, a stuga (cottage) in Sundborn on the outskirts of Falun where her father had been born. They enlarged it to accommodate their growing family and it became known as the Larsson farm.
Karin acted as a sounding-board and critic for Carl's work, in addition to being his primary model. With children and a large house to manage, she channelled her own artistic impulses into design. She designed and wove a large amount of the textiles used in the house, embroidered, and designed clothes for herself and the children and furniture which was created by a local carpenter.
1997, Victoria and Albert Museum in London showed her interior design at the Carl Larsson exhibition.[9]
2009 she was highlighted with an exhibition in Sundborn.[10]
2018, the exhibition Carl Larsson and His Home: Art of the Swedish Lifestyle at Seiji Togo Memorial Sompo Japan Nipponkoa Museum of Art, showed textiles made by Karin, and paintings of their home, made by Carl.[11]
In popular culture
Larsson was the inspiration for Katherine Ashenburg's 2018 novel Sofie & Cecilia which is a fictionalized retelling of her life.[12]
Paintings
References
- ^ Ulrik Jansson, "Tre nyanser av kvinnokamp runt förra sekelskiftet", Kumla blogs, Sydnärkenytt, Kanal Regional, 16 February 2015 (in Swedish)
- ^ a b "Karin Larsson – A Trendsetting Designer Long Before her Time" Archived 2014-03-19 at the Wayback Machine, Carl Larsson Gården, Sundborn.
- ISBN 9780719039645, p. 102.
- ^ a b Marge Thorell, "Karin Bergöö Larsson: Mother, muse and artist", The Local, 9 December 2008.
- ISBN 9780199239665.
- ^ Tina Manoli and Nicola Costaras, "Preparations for 'Carl and Karin Larsson: Creators of the Swedish Style'", Conservation Journal, Victoria and Albert Museum, 25, October 1997.
- ^ Victoria and Albert Museum exhibition catalogue, quoted at Carl Larsson Gården.
- ^ Karin Bergöö Larsson at Svenskt kvinnobiografiskt lexikon, access-date=2019-06-11
- ^ "Karin Larsson". www.carllarsson.se. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
- ISSN 1101-2412. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
- ^ Tanaka, Yukari (18 September 2018). "'Carl Larsson and His Home: Art of the Swedish Lifestyle'". The Japan Times. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
- ^ "How a trip to Sweden inspired long-time nonfiction author Katherine Ashenburg to write her first novel (CBC books)".
Further reading
- Axel Frieberg. Karin. En bok om Carl Larssons hustru. Stockholm: Bonnier, 1967. OCLC 11865494
- Ingrid Andersson. Karin Larsson: Konstnär och konstnärshustru. Stockholm: Gidlunds, 1986. ISBN 9789178440696
- Ingrid Zakrisson. Karin Bergöö Larsson at Svenskt kvinnobiografiskt lexikon
- Michael Snodin and Elisabet Stavenow-Hidemark. Carl and Karin Larsson: Creators of the Swedish Style. Exhibition catalogue. London: V & A, 1997. ISBN 9781851772018