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A Day of Celebration. From A Home (26 watercolours) (Carl Larsson) - Nationalmuseum - 24221
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This watercolour shows the Larsson children at five in the morning, all dressed up to celebrate the maid Emma on her name day, 23 July. The maids’ room in the farmhouse had been decorated by Karin Larsson, and a few of the many textiles she designed for the family home can be seen here. The ceiling is hung with a cloth with red stripes and embroidered birds. The red tassels were inspired by the ornamen¬tation of folk costumes. Karin mixed traditional patterns and colours with new ideas, and Carl’s paintings chronicle her artistic development. Svenska: Akvarellen visar barnen Larsson som klockan fem på morgonen klätt ut sig för att fira tjänsteflickan Emmas namnsdag den 23 juli. Jungfrukammaren i härbret har inretts av Karin Larsson och här syns några av alla de textilier hon skapade till familjens hem. I taket hänger en duk med röda ränder och broderade fåglar. De röda bollarna är inspirerade av folkdräkternas utsmyckningar. Karin blandar traditionella mönster och färger med nya idéer och i Carls målningar kan vi följa hennes konstnärliga utveckling.
Karin Bergöö was born in 1859 and grew up in Hallsberg where her father was a successful businessman. Karin’s artistic talent showed itself early and she began to study art at the Arts and Crafts School (Slöjdskolan) in Stockholm. Following this she went on to the Art Academy (Konstakademien) 1877-1882. After leaving the Art Academy she moved to the Scandinavian artists’ colony in the little village of Grez outside Paris. While she was there she met Carl Larsson and fell head over heels in love with him. They were married in 1883 and their first daughter Suzanne was born in 1884.
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