Carl Larsson

Art Appreciation

It's almost Christmas day, and I was surfing the net for artists or photographers who were primarily known for Christmas themes.

I came across Swedish painter Carl Larsson. He grew up in extreme poverty, attended the Royal Swedish Academy of Arts at the age of thirteen, and became a graphic artist for newspapers, magazines and books before moving to Paris at the age of 24. He then met his wife, Karin Bergöö, another artist, at a Scandinavian artists' colony outside Paris who had an influence in his work.

His wife and children became his models, and he is more recognized for his paintings of his family during Christmas.

You can learn more about Carl Larsson HERE.

Brita as Iduna (1900) via wiki

Selfportrait with Brita (1894) via wiki

Christmas Morning (1894) via wiki

Sources:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Larsson
http://www.clg.se/encarl.aspx
http://carllarssonlevenenwerken.blogspot.com/
http://hubpages.com/hub/Some-Old-Fashioned-Christmas-images-for-Art-Lovers-this-holiday