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Artist: Carl Larsson (1853–1919)
Alternative names: Carl Olof Larsson
Swedish painter and interior designer
Depicted people: Thorsten Laurin
Title: Portait of Thorsten Laurin
Object type: Painting
Description: Thorsten Laurin was a book publisher at the family business Norstedts and was also one of the great art collectors in his day – two sides that are suggested by the book spines and works of art in the background. He was also one of Larsson’s closest friends and gave him advice, assignments and contacts. For his new villa on Djurgården he bought Larsson’s monumental painting My Family. He and his brother, Carl G. Laurin, were key figures on the contemporary art scene and were founder members of the Friends of the Nationalmuseum.
Date: 1908
Medium: Charcoal and water colour on paper
Dimensions: Height: 50.8 cm (20 in). Width: 35.5 cm (14 in).
Inscriptions (Swedish): Till min kära vän Thorsten Laurin! [recto, nere till höger] Signerad: C. L. [i en cirkel, recto, nere till höger]
SKU: 273025
