Brilliant Swedish artist Carl Larsson's story, according to editor John Z. Lofgren, "is about a man and his soul, his roots, his friends, and his enemies. Important in art history, it also offers a... This description may be from another edition of this product.
This famous and well beloved artist's autobiography completed shortly before his death was published in 1931 (twelve years later) it came as a giant surprise to the Swedish public. Here was a man successful because of harmonious (picture perfect) family portraits who unburdens his soul. When his pessimistic moods became evident in parts of this book it was a surprise to many. This book brings Larsson's words to the English-reading world for better understanding.
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