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Artist: Carl Larsson (1853–1919)
Alternative names: Carl Olof Larsson
Swedish painter and interior designer
Depicted people: Erik Axel Karlfeldt
Title: Erik Axel Karlfedt, the poet
Object type: Painting
Description: In this late portrait, Carl Larsson has depicted the author and Nobel laureate Erik Axel Karlfeldt in profile, with a pensive expression on his face. The Dalecarlia ornamentation in the background was “once copied at Nordiska Museet” by Larsson, and the motif alludes to Karlfeldt’s strong ties with Dalarna. Larsson and Karlfeldt belonged to the same circles in Stockholm. Following a period when he had lost the urge to paint, Carl Larsson writes in his autobiography that he intends to “make an attempt with Karlfeldt. He is worthy”.
Date: 1918
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: Height: 65.5 cm (25.8 in). Width: 54.5 cm (21.5 in).
Framed: Height: 76 cm (29.9 in). Width: 65.5 cm (25.8 in).
Gripsholm Castle
Inscriptions (Swedish): Inskription: Erik Axel Karlfeldt 1918 [nedtill] Signerad: C.L.
SKU: 272431
