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Carl Larsson

1853 - 1919

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Carl Olof Larsson (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈkɑːɭ ˈlɑ̌ːʂɔn] ; 28 May 1853 – 22 January 1919) was a Swedish painter representative of the Arts and Crafts movement. His many paintings include oils, watercolors, and frescoes. He is principally known for his watercolors of idyllic family life. He considered his finest work to be Midvinterblot (Midwinter Sacrifice), a large painting now displayed inside the Swedish National Museum of Fine Arts. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Carl Larsson is the 163rd most popular painter (down from 128th in 2019), the 78th most popular biography from Sweden (down from 49th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Swedish Painter.

Carl Larsson is most famous for his watercolor paintings of Swedish life.

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Among PAINTERS

Among painters, Carl Larsson ranks 163 out of 2,023. Before him are Frédéric Bazille, Nicolai Abildgaard, Théodore Rousseau, Pinturicchio, Ambrogio Lorenzetti, and Fernando Botero. After him are Jan Matejko, Emil Nolde, Otto Dix, Paul Delaroche, Umberto Boccioni, and Jacob Jordaens.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1853, Carl Larsson ranks 9. Before him are Hendrik Lorentz, Wilhelm Ostwald, Heike Kamerlingh Onnes, Albrecht Kossel, Hussein bin Ali, Sharif of Mecca, and Chulalongkorn. After him are José Martí, Aleksei Brusilov, Vladimir Solovyov, Ferdinand Hodler, Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna of Russia, and Errico Malatesta. Among people deceased in 1919, Carl Larsson ranks 16. Before him are Karl Liebknecht, Archduke Ludwig Viktor of Austria, Emiliano Zapata, Ruggero Leoncavallo, Georg von Hertling, and Andrew Carnegie. After him are William Crookes, Princess Charlotte of Prussia, Yakov Sverdlov, Ismail Qemali, Maria Theresa of Austria-Este, and L. Frank Baum.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Carl Larsson ranks 78 out of 1,879. Before him are Dolph Lundgren (1957), Gunnar Myrdal (1898), Charles VIII of Sweden (1409), Charles XI of Sweden (1655), Magnus I of Sweden (1106), and Sven-Göran Eriksson (1948). After him are Marie Taglioni (1804), Zlatan Ibrahimović (1981), Keke Rosberg (1948), Alva Myrdal (1902), Stellan Skarsgård (1951), and Hugo Theorell (1903).

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Among PAINTERS In Sweden

Among painters born in Sweden, Carl Larsson ranks 2. Before him are Hilma af Klint (1862). After him are Alexander Roslin (1718), John Bauer (1882), Odd Nerdrum (1944), Amalia Lindegren (1814), Bruno Liljefors (1860), Eugène Jansson (1862), Martin van Meytens (1695), Jenny Nyström (1854), Anna Palm de Rosa (1859), and Richard Bergh (1858).

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