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TOPJON , Ann
- CARL LARSSON: An Annotated Bibliography.
New Castle, Oak Knolls, 2008. 454pp. Quarto. Hardcover in dustwrapper.
Near mint copy. First edition. Carl Larsson (1853-1919) is perhaps
the most renowned Swedish artist, in his own country and beyond. He rose
from an impoverished childhood and youth to find the perfect expression
for his artistic talent in watercolors, winning medals in France at the
Salons. His works in this medium became widely known through eight "albums"
of his home and family, which he not only illustrated but also narrated
and which were successfully marketed in Germany as well as in Sweden.
These books were published in several editions during his lifetime and
reissued, some in revised format, starting in the latter twentieth century.
Along with being an exquisite watercolorist, Larsson also was a talented
illustrator, a superb portrait painter, a fine graphic artist and an imaginative
muralist, who was influenced by pre-Raphaelitism, Art Nouveau, arts of
the Gustavian period and Japonisme. Possibly the most providential factor
in his life was his marriage to Karin Bergöö. Together, in the small cottage
in Sundborn given to them by her father, they created a home with unique
and personal interiors, which influenced generations of interior designers
through the twentieth and into the twenty-first century. This is the first
comprehensive bibliography on Larsson and, with approximately 5900 entries,
encompasses all known works by him, including albums, book illustrations
and any articles he wrote and/or illustrated in all languages and countries.
The bibliography also documents and annotates the plethora of materials
about him in all languages, including monographs, incidental books, encyclopedia
articles and exhibition catalogs, as well as the numerous journal and
newspaper articles written about him during his lifetime and up to the
present. The book includes a section of 16 color plates highlighting Larsson's
work. Ann J. Topjon is Associate Professor/Librarian Emeritus from Whittier
College, California, and has spent over 20 years compiling this record
of Carl Larsson, which will be an invaluable tool for all those researching
his life and works. She has contributed bibliographies for the catalogs
of two important Larsson exhibitions: the retrospective "Carl Larsson"
in Stockholm, Sweden, in 1992, and "Carl and Karin Larsson: Creators of
the Swedish Style" in London, England, in 1997Click
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