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Carl Olof Larsson was a Swedish painter representative of the Arts and Crafts movement. His many paintings include oils, watercolors, and frescoes. He is principally known for his watercolors of idyllic family life. Larsson and his wife Karin shared a home in Dalarna (in central Sweden) that figured in the launch of a new, national ideal of interior decoration. Rejecting mass production, they mixed older vernacular and upper-class furniture with textiles and chairs of their own design. This was a home created by both husband and wife, but in Carl’s work Karin’s artistry disappears. She is presented as the homemaker, the “eternally feminine” according to the contemporary norm. Meanwhile, she designed and wove a large amount of the textiles used in the house, embroidered, and designed clothes for herself and the children, and designed furniture that was created by a local carpenter.

We present today's work thanks to the Nationalmuseum in Stockholm.

P.S. Ever heard of Arts and Crafts movement? If not, here's all you need to know about it.  :)

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