Carl Larsson Out of Doors 2015 Calendar

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Carl Larsson Out of Doors 2015 Calendar

Life out of doors as painted by Sweden’s most beloved artist. Follow the days, weeks and months with Carl Larsson and his family as they enjoy the beauty and bounty of the idyllic Falun countryside.

2014 calendar with twelve full-color Carl Larsson prints suitable for framing:
January: The Falun Yard, 1909
February: Lisbeth's New Hat, 1910
March: Apple Blossom, 1898
April: The Crawfish Season Opens, 1907
May: Esbjörn and the Farmer's Girl, 1904
June: Lisbeth is Fishing, 1898
July: Viking Expedition, 1900
August: Late Summer, Karin by the Shore, 1908
September: Fishing, 1909
October: Apple Harvest, 1904
November: The Front Yard and the Wash House, 1897
December: The Cottage in Snow, 1909

About the artist:Carl Larsson, (b Stockholm, 28 May 1853; d Falun, 22 Jan. 1919) was a Swedish painter, illustrator, printmaker, and writer. His work included numerous portraits and book illustrations, as well as several large murals (the best known are those on Sweden's artistic history in the Nationalmuseum, Stockholm, 1896).

Sweden's most beloved artist, he is now remembered mainly for his watercolors of the idyllic life he enjoyed in his now-famous house in the village of Sundborn with his wife Karin and their eight children. In the words of a contemporary critic, "these are altogether charming -- spirited, vivid, original and full of an indescribable freshness and heartiness."

Carl Larsson Food and Family Kitchen Calendar 2014

Carl Larsson Food and Family Kitchen Calendar 2014

 A celebration of food, family and the home hearth as painted by Sweden’s most beloved artist. Calendar for 2014 with twelve full-color Carl Larsson prints suitable for framing.

Choose from all sizes. Formatted for single-page calendar. This same calendar is available in the two-page format in my gallery's Art of Carl Larsson Collection.

Front cover: In the Kitchen, 1898
January: Between Christmas and New Year, c. 1895
February: Getting Ready for a Game, 1901
March: A Friend from Town, 1909
April: Karin Peeling Rhubarb, 1911
May: Breakfast in the Open, 1910
June: Coffee under the Chestnut Tree, 1912
July: They Shelled Peas, 1908
August: At Breakfast, 1902
September: Breakfast under the Big Birch, 1896
October: School Lunch: Lisbeth Sets the Table, 1904
November: Evening Meal, 1905
December: Christmas Eve 1904-1905, 1909
Back cover: “Old Anna” 1896

About the artist:Carl Larsson, (b Stockholm, 28 May 1853; d Falun, 22 Jan. 1919) was a Swedish painter, illustrator, printmaker, and writer. His work included numerous portraits and book illustrations, as well as several large murals (the best known are those on Sweden's artistic history in the Nationalmuseum, Stockholm, 1896).

Sweden's most beloved artist, he is now remembered mainly for his watercolors of the idyllic life he enjoyed in his now-famous house in the village of Sundborn with his wife Karin and their eight children. In the words of a contemporary art critic, "these are altogether charming -- spirited, vivid, original and full of an indescribable freshness and heartiness."

Carl Larsson Out of Doors 2014 Calendar

Carl Larsson Out of Doors 2014 Calendar

 Life out of doors as painted by Sweden’s most beloved artist. Follow the days, weeks and months with Carl Larsson and his family as they enjoy the beauty and bounty of the idyllic Falun countryside.

2014 calendar with twelve full-color Carl Larsson prints suitable for framing:
January: The Falun Yard, 1909
February: Lisbeth's New Hat, 1910
March: Apple Blossom, 1898
April: The Crawfish Season Opens, 1907
May: Esbjörn and the Farmer's Girl, 1904
June: Lisbeth is Fishing, 1898
July: Viking Expedition, 1900
August: Late Summer, Karin by the Shore, 1908
September: Fishing, 1909
October: Apple Harvest, 1904
November: The Front Yard and the Wash House, 1897
December: The Cottage in Snow, 1909

About the artist:Carl Larsson, (b Stockholm, 28 May 1853; d Falun, 22 Jan. 1919) was a Swedish painter, illustrator, printmaker, and writer. His work included numerous portraits and book illustrations, as well as several large murals (the best known are those on Sweden's artistic history in the Nationalmuseum, Stockholm, 1896).

Sweden's most beloved artist, he is now remembered mainly for his watercolors of the idyllic life he enjoyed in his now-famous house in the village of Sundborn with his wife Karin and their eight children. In the words of a contemporary critic, "these are altogether charming -- spirited, vivid, original and full of an indescribable freshness and heartiness."

Carl Larsson Out of Doors 2013 Calendar

Carl Larsson Out of Doors 2013 Calendar

Life out of doors as painted by Sweden’s most beloved artist. Follow the days, weeks and months with Carl Larsson and his family as they enjoy the beauty and bounty of the idyllic Falun countryside.

2013 calendar with twelve full-color Carl Larsson prints suitable for framing:
January: The Falun Yard, 1909
February: Lisbeth's New Hat, 1910
March: Apple Blossom, 1898
April: The Crawfish Season Opens, 1907
May: Esbjörn and the Farmer's Girl, 1904
June: Lisbeth is Fishing, 1898
July: Viking Expedition, 1900
August: Late Summer, Karin by the Shore, 1908
September: Fishing, 1909
October: Apple Harvest, 1904
November: The Front Yard and the Wash House, 1897
December: The Cottage in Snow, 1909

About the artist:Carl Larsson, (b Stockholm, 28 May 1853; d Falun, 22 Jan. 1919) was a Swedish painter, illustrator, printmaker, and writer. His work included numerous portraits and book illustrations, as well as several large murals (the best known are those on Sweden's artistic history in the Nationalmuseum, Stockholm, 1896).

Sweden's most beloved artist, he is now remembered mainly for his watercolors of the idyllic life he enjoyed in his now-famous house in the village of Sundborn with his wife Karin and their eight children. In the words of a contemporary critic, "these are altogether charming -- spirited, vivid, original and full of an indescribable freshness and heartiness."

Carl Larsson Food and Family Kitchen Calendar 2013

Carl Larsson Food and Family Kitchen Calendar 2013

A celebration of food, family and the home hearth as painted by Sweden’s most beloved artist. Calendar for 2013 with twelve full-color Carl Larsson prints suitable for framing.

Choose from all sizes. Formatted for single-page calendar. This same calendar is available in the two-page format in my gallery's Art of Carl Larsson Collection.

Front cover: In the Kitchen, 1898
January: Between Christmas and New Year, c. 1895
February: Getting Ready for a Game, 1901
March: A Friend from Town, 1909
April: Karin Peeling Rhubarb, 1911
May: Breakfast in the Open, 1910
June: Coffee under the Chestnut Tree, 1912
July: They Shelled Peas, 1908
August: At Breakfast, 1902
September: Breakfast under the Big Birch, 1896
October: School Lunch: Lisbeth Sets the Table, 1904
November: Evening Meal, 1905
December: Christmas Eve 1904-1905, 1909
Back cover: “Old Anna” 1896

About the artist:Carl Larsson, (b Stockholm, 28 May 1853; d Falun, 22 Jan. 1919) was a Swedish painter, illustrator, printmaker, and writer. His work included numerous portraits and book illustrations, as well as several large murals (the best known are those on Sweden's artistic history in the Nationalmuseum, Stockholm, 1896).

Sweden's most beloved artist, he is now remembered mainly for his watercolors of the idyllic life he enjoyed in his now-famous house in the village of Sundborn with his wife Karin and their eight children. In the words of a contemporary critic, "these are altogether charming -- spirited, vivid, original and full of an indescribable freshness and heartiness."

Carl Larsson Lisbeth's New Hat Holiday Winter Postcard

 

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Carl Larsson Lisbeth's New Hat Holiday Winter Postcard

Lisbeth's New Hat, 1909. Carl Larsson's daughter Lisbeth shows off her fine new hat. Behind her, the family dog plows through the deep snow toward home. The juxtaposition of the green hat and red houses hints of Christmas, but this lovely postcard would be appropriate throughout the winter months.

Perfect for your winter, holiday, Christmas and New Year greetings, a fine art postcard to be enjoyed and displayed with pride. It would charming as an invitation to a holiday cookie swap, tea, hot chocolate open house or any holiday or winter party. It's fully customizable, so you can add your own text using the "customize it" feature. If you need help, just click the "contact" link at the top of the description. I'm always happy to assist you!

See more Carl Larsson postcards in my gallery's Holiday and Winter Carl Larsson Christmas Collection and more Carl Larsson art in my gallery's Art of Carl Larsson Collection.

About the artist: Larsson, Carl (b Stockholm, 28 May 1853; d Falun, 22 Jan. 1919) was a Swedish painter, illustrator, printmaker, and writer. His work included numerous portraits and book illustrations, as well as several large murals (the best known are those on Sweden's artistic history in the Nationalmuseum, Stockholm, 1896), but he is now remembered mainly his watercolors of the idyllic life he enjoyed in his now-famous house in the village of Sundborn with his wife Karin and their eight children.

Alternate spellings are Karl Larrson, Larson, Larrsson, Larsen, Larssen. More words to help you find this are Sweden, Swedish, Scandinavia, Scandinavian, Snow, Dalarna, Falun, winter, red, blue, white, landscape, fine art, watercolor, winter, Christmas, holiday, New Year, beautiful, refreshing and charming.

Carl Larsson Karin Peeling Rhubarb Fine Art Print

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Carl Larsson Karin Peeling Rhubarb Fine Art Print

Carl Larsson Karin Peeling Rhubarb 1911

A study in the grace and beauty of simple things, here we have the artist's wife Karin performing a humble task, peeling rhubarb from the garden.

Description: Karin, dressed in one of her signature "loose" frocks, sits in a graceful pose on a simple low wooden chair. Her white apron and the red chair create pleasing patterns against the black of her dress. Her face is obscured by her elegant straw garden hat which is adorned with a black bow and a red-and-black hat pin.

At her feet is a simple pottery bowl holding stalks of rhubarb she has already peeled, and to her right, a glass jar filled with sliced rhubarb. Behind the bowl stand three more glass jars waiting to be filled, and in the foreground more rhubarb, fresh from the garden.

It appears she has curiously chosen to perform this task in the artist's studio, as enormous sketches hang on the wall behind her and she is seated beside a green wooden pedestal which holds a statue. The point of view is low, and we only see the lower portions of the sketches which suggest a Biblical scene and the bare feet of the statue. As for the statue, the simple brown clothing and bare feet suggest a saint or at least saintliness. Someone, perhaps Karin herself, has placed a flowering cactus on the pedestal -- whether in honor of the unseen saint or simply to enjoy its beauty at eye level, or both, we are left to guess.

At the upper left we see a closed wooden door, heavily paneled, with ornate black ironwork, the type of door which would lead to the outside. Together with the hat which obscures Karin's face, this hints at her desire for a private moment.

In Carl Larsson's later works, especially, we often get a sense of time as juxtaposed against the eternal, as well as a suggestion that an environment rich in art brings the beauty of the here-and-now, of simple everyday life, into focus and allows us to truly see it.

The heart motif on the door latch and Karin's contemplative aspect suggest a "pondering in the heart" and here she is dressed in black. By the time this was painted, the Larssons had lost two sons, tiny Mats who lived only two months and Ulf who died at 18. Perhaps Karin is remembering her lost sons, pondering things eternal, while preparing food for the six children who are still with her. Life goes on, the garden yields its bounty, the empty jars stand waiting to be filled. Still, she remembers and holds them in her heart, even as her hands work to provide for the earthly nourishment of the still living.

This print is intended for matting and framing or may be hung as a poster. The white border makes the mounting and matting process easier if you plan on framing it. If you prefer a bleed poster (no white border), a borderless version is available in my gallery's Art of Carl Larsson Collection.

The default setting here is for the "basic" paper option. Do try out the other paper options and choose the one which suits your taste and budget. The papers with UV protection will give you a longer lasting print, one you can hand down in the family, and I would certainly recommend this option if you plan to hang the print in a sunny location. I would not choose the canvas option myself, as it is not in keeping with this print (the original being watercolour on paper, not oil on canvas).

About the original work of art:
Artist: Carl Larsson
Title: Karin Peeling Rhubarb
Date: 1911
Medium: Watercolor

About the artist:Carl Larsson, (b Stockholm, 28 May 1853; d Falun, 22 Jan. 1919) was a Swedish painter, illustrator, printmaker, and writer. His work included numerous portraits and book illustrations, as well as several large murals (the best known are those on Sweden's artistic history in the Nationalmuseum, Stockholm, 1896).

Sweden's most beloved artist, he is now remembered mainly for his watercolors of the idyllic life he enjoyed in his now-famous house in the village of Sundborn with his wife Karin and their eight children. In the words of a contemporary critic, "these are altogether charming -- spirited, vivid, original and full of an indescribable freshness and heartiness."

This artwork was lovingly prepared for print by a professional graphic artist. This is an ultra-high-resolution file and will print beautifully even at the larger sizes. I have carefully corrected the "haze build up" (the smoke, grease and dust which eventually dulls the orignal artwork) in the manner of an art conservationist (but using digital means and state-of-the-art software) while retaining the charming patina of age. I have also carefully removed stains and fly specks here and there and stray marks incurred after it left the artist's hands, but left the artist's original pencil marks and tiny ink dots alone, as they are part of the original charm of the painting.

Carl Larsson The Funny Fellow Fine Art Print

 

Carl Larsson The Funny Fellow Fine Art Print

Carl Larsson The Funny Fellow 1917

Painted only a year before his death, "The Funny Fellow" has double doses of Larsson's wonderful sense of humor, and waxes a bit philosophical, too. I love the composition, which (as always in Larsson's works) appears so effortless and natural, but is in fact quite sophisticated.

Description: A funny doll dressed in the garb of a fishing boat's sea captain captures the attention and imagination of a little boy. The boy's hand, clad in a mitten many sizes too large, rests on the edge of the table. The white-bearded doll leans forward in a wonderfully lifelike pose and seems to gaze, pop-eyed, at the boy. Each appears to regard the other as quite the funny little fellow!

The doll is sitting astride a toy canoe finely crafted of leather and decorated with a Swedish folk design in a tulip motif . On the table behind are real tulips in a vase of water and one of these arcs gracefully over the canoe as if it is curiously regarding the scene.

On the wall are sketches of models in various poses and states of undress, leaving the viewer to surmise the setting is the artist's studio, yet these sketches hold no interest for the boy who has just grown tall enough to see over table tops and the sense of fascination travels in a direct line between the ragged doll and the child.

The play of opposites here kaleidoscopes through a repetition of motif and material and shows itself in multiplicity: the young boy and the old, tattered doll; the pristine and embellished leather canoe and the boy's well-worn utilitarian shearling cap; the doll's "sailor suit" of bright color and the boy's somber black coat; the real tulips and the painted tulips; the real boy and toy man. The doll's worn and tattered aspect testifies to how much and how many children have loved him, while the boy, warmly dressed in a new coat, is obviously well-beloved by adults.

The real tulips, set upon the table as things of natural beauty to be enjoyed and admired, must remain in water to ain their fleeting existence. The little boat, also a thing of beauty with much care lavished upon it by human hands, represents an object which is meant to travel in water yet remains in perfect condition without it. The viewer is left with the impression that the little Viking boat and the sketches on the wall are still preserved in this world, while the tulips, the doll, the shearling cap, and perhaps even the little boy have passed away. Yet it is the two beloveds, doll and boy, and their apparent fascination with each other which are the central focus of the painting and what captures our own imaginations, as if to say: art may endure, beauty may be admired, but love and good humor are far more to be treasured.

This print is intended for matting and framing or may be hung as a poster. The white border makes the mounting and matting process easier if you plan on framing it. If you prefer a bleed poster (no white border), a borderless version is available in my gallery's Art of Carl Larsson Collection.

The default setting here is for the "basic" paper option. Do try out the other paper options and choose the one which suits your taste and budget. The papers with UV protection will give you a longer lasting print, one you can hand down in the family, and I would certainly recommend this option if you plan to hang the print in a sunny location. I would not choose the canvas option myself, as it is not in keeping with this print (the original being watercolour on paper, not oil on canvas).


About the original work of art:
Artist: Carl Larsson
Title: The Funny Fellow
Date: 1917
Medium: Watercolor

About the artist:Carl Larsson, (b Stockholm, 28 May 1853; d Falun, 22 Jan. 1919) was a Swedish painter, illustrator, printmaker, and writer. His work included numerous portraits and book illustrations, as well as several large murals (the best known are those on Sweden's artistic history in the Nationalmuseum, Stockholm, 1896).

Sweden's most beloved artist, he is now remembered mainly for his watercolors of the idyllic life he enjoyed in his now-famous house in the village of Sundborn with his wife Karin and their eight children. In the words of a contemporary critic, "these are altogether charming -- spirited, vivid, original and full of an indescribable freshness and heartiness."

This print was lovingly prepared for print by a professional graphic artist. This is an ultra-high-resolution file and will print beautifully even at the larger sizes. I have carefully corrected the "haze build up" (the smoke, grease and dust which eventually dulls the orignal artwork) in the manner of an art conservationist (but using digital means and state-of-the-art software) while retaining the charming patina of age. I have also carefully removed stains and fly specks here and there and stray marks incurred after it left the artist's hands, but left the artist's original pencil marks and tiny ink dots alone, as they are part of the original charm of the painting.