Karin at the Shore
| Karin at the Shore | |
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| Swedish: Karin vid stranden | |
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| Artist | Carl Larsson |
| Year | 1908 |
| Type | watercolor |
| Location | Malmö Art Museum, Malmö |
Karin at the Shore is a watercolor by Carl Larsson from 1908.
Description[edit]
The watercolor depicts Carl Larsson's wife Karin, (born Bergöö), in the garden outside the home of Lilla Hyttnäs at Sundbornsån in Dalarna, a sunny day.[1]
The watercolor was reproduced in Carl Larsson's On the sunny side: a book about the dwelling, about children, about you, about flowers, about everything: outside the home, which was published in 1910. It contains reproductions of 32 paintings with text.
Here is Lisbeth, had just come back from England, in tailor-made dress with an attached WRECK OF A HAT.
She was sitting in my old leaky boat. Do not be deceived, it is not immediately taken after nature, she sits alone as a model.
I sat on the bridge, the afternoon sun was shining so pleasant, and just warm enough ... and I was so sincerely happy to be having my beloved little girl back home.
On the other hand, the board is Karin along the beach and watching the fading melancholy of autumn's very last flowers.
The next night they froze away. [2]
Provenance[edit]
The painting was purchased by the City of Malmö in the Baltic Exhibition from 1914. It is held by the Malmö Art Museum.
References[edit]
- ^ "Karin at the Shore". www.europeana.eu. Retrieved 2016-04-28.
- ^ Åt solsidan :en bok om boningsrum, om barn, om dig, om blommor, om allt : taflor och prat /af Carl Larsson. Göteborgs universitet. 1910.