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Item Details
| Title:
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A HOME
PAINTINGS FROM A BYGONE AGE |
| By: |
Carl Larsson, Polly Lawson |
| Format: |
Hardback |
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£12.99 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0863155499 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780863155499 |
| Publisher: |
FLORIS BOOKS |
| Pub. date: |
23 March, 2006 |
| Pages: |
32 |
| Translated from: |
Swedish |
| Description: |
Carl Larsson is one of Sweden's best-loved artists. His stunning watercolours of his home and family from the end of the nineteenth century are acclaimed as one of the richest records of life at that time. This book features the paintings that depict Larsson's home in the village of Sundborn in west Sweden. |
| Synopsis: |
This title features stunning watercolour paintings by one of Sweden's best-loved artists. It offers fascinating insight into Swedish rural and artistic life in the late nineteenth century. It is accompanied by an explanatory text giving more detail about his life and techniques. Carl Larsson is one of Sweden's best-loved artists. His stunning watercolours of his home and family from the end of the nineteenth century are acclaimed as one of the richest records of life at that time. The paintings in this book all depict Larsson's home in the village of Sundborn in west Sweden, where he lived with his wife Karin and eight children for many years. The accompanying text provides a fascinating insight into Larsson family life, and Carl's painting techniques. Today, over 60,000 tourists a year visit Sundborn to admire Larsson's home and work. |
| Illustrations: |
15 colour plates |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Floris Books |
| Returns: |
Returnable |
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