Breakfast Under the Big Birch
by Carl Larsson, 1896
MediumWatercolor
Artwork Details
Details
- Year
- 1896
- Medium
- Watercolor
- Size
- 32 cm × 43 cm
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Carl Larsson painted this 1896 watercolor of his family taking breakfast outdoors beneath a large birch tree. The bright Swedish summer light illuminates the domestic scene. Larsson's images of family life became beloved illustrations of an ideal home.
The painting measures 32 × 43 cm and captures the Arts and Crafts spirit of his home at Sundborn. The work is held at the National Museum in Stockholm.
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About Breakfast Under the Big Birch
Carl Larsson, the Swedish artist famous for watercolors of family life This work dates to 1896 You can see it at Nationalmuseum, Stockholm.
You can see it at Nationalmuseum, Stockholm in Stockholm, Sweden. This watercolor work is part of their permanent collection. Carl Larsson created it around 1896.
Carl Larsson was a Swedish painter whose watercolors of his family's home became Sweden's most beloved images of domestic life. His bright, cheerful interiors influenced Scandinavian design for generations.
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