The Kirsten Project | The Art of Carl Larsson

Harvesting the Rye, Carl Larsson 1905

Washer Woman, Carl Larsson

Thanks to a tip from the Kirsten series illustrator, Renée Graef, I have been spending a lot of time looking at the work of Swedish artist Carl Larsson. I’ll be sharing more of his pieces as they apply to different portions of my project, but I picked out these specific works because of their pastoral quality. I can only guess which pieces the team at Pleasant Company used while they developed Kirsten, but they certainly inform what farm life like may have been like for Swedish immigrants in the 19th century.

Threshing, Carl Larsson 1906

On the Farm, Carl Larsson 1905

Harrowing the Field, Carl Larsson

Kersti’s Sleigh Ride, Carl Larsson, 1901

The Potato Harvest, Carl Larsson 1905