Karin Larsson

Karin Larsson was a Swedish artist in crafts, clothes and furnishings. She showed an early artistic aptitude and entered the Art Academy in Stockholm in 1877, where she studied until 1882. After the Art Academy, she went to the Scandinavian artists' colony in the small village of Grez outside Paris. There she met her future husband, Carl Larsson. Karin Larsson's creative energy and personal sense of style was a very important component of Carl's artistry. The bold decor, the modern textiles, the rustic furniture - she designed most of it herself. Despite eight children, she continued working in parallel with her artistry.