Where can I see Carl Larsson's In the Kitchen Garden?

In the Kitchen Garden is displayed at the Nationalmuseum in Stockholm, Sweden. It's catalogued as NMB 165.

What medium did Carl Larsson use?

Larsson painted In the Kitchen Garden in watercolor on paper. The work measures 61 x 93 cm and shows his skill with this challenging medium.

What is Carl Larsson famous for?

Carl Larsson became famous for paintings of his home and family at Lilla Hyttnäs in Dalarna, Sweden. His domestic scenes influenced Scandinavian design.

Where Is In the Kitchen Garden? Museum Location

Carl Larsson produced this In the Kitchen Garden in 1883, a watercolor on paper measuring 61 x 93 cm. The work belongs to his Impressionist period and depicts a scene in a Swedish kitchen garden with characteristic attention to domestic life. Larsson would become famous for paintings of his home and family at Lilla Hyttnäs in Dalarna.

Larsson met his wife Karin while painting in France. They married in 1883, the same year he created this work. Karin, herself a trained artist, encouraged Carl to paint their home and gardens. After they moved to Sundborn in 1888, their house became the center of both their lives and his art. The garden there has since been recreated as a historic site.

The painting hangs at the Nationalmuseum in Stockholm, where it's catalogued as NMB 165. Larsson's work captures the warmth of Swedish country life with fresh colors and intimate compositions.