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– One of Sweden’s most well loved artists through the ages

Carl Larsson was born in Gamla stan, the old quarter of Stockholm, on 28 May His family was poor and Carl grew up in dismal circumstances.

The only glimmer of hope was his strong artistic talent, which emerged early on in his life. When he was thirteen years old his teacher at the school for the poor persuaded him to apply for a place at Principskolan, the preparatory department of the Art Academy.

During the first years at Principskolan Carl found it difficult to settle in.

Carl larsson exhibition

His sense of social inferiority made him feel like an outsider. But that changed when, at the age of sixteen, he was moved up to the lowest department of the Art Academy. He began to feel more confident and it was not long before he became one of the central figures in student circles.

Turning point in Grez-zur-Loing

After the Art Academy Carl worked at illustrating books, magazines and daily newspapers.

He also spent several years in Paris where he