Marcus Larson
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5 January 1825
Marcus Larson | |
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 Daguerreotype photograph of Larson | |
| Born | Simeon Marcus Larson 5 January 1825 |
| Died | 25 January 1864 (aged 39) |
| Known for | Landscape painting |
Simeon Marcus Larson (5 January 1825 – 25 January 1864) was a Swedish landscape painter from Åtvidaberg, Östergötland.[1] He has been recognized as "one of Sweden's foremost 19th-century painters"[2] and labeled as "the most outstanding of the Swedish Düsseldorf painters."[3] His paintings were known for being dramatic and primarily depicted rivers under violent skies as well as shipwrecks in storms.[4]
Larson's father was a farm owner but Larson did not inherit any possessions from him when he died and therefore moved to Stockholm to get a job. There he was hired by a saddle maker.[1] This saddle maker saw Larson's talent for drawing and thought it might be of use for carriage sketches and such. Larson was therefore given permission to attend courses at the Royal Swedish Academy of Arts during the evenings.[1]
While at the Academy, Larson discovered his calling for painting and made the decision to start a career dedicated to art. He completed his studies at the school between 1846 and 1848 and then moved to Helsingborg to teach painting. While living there, his painting was largely impacted by the surrounding ocean.[1] During a visit to Copenhagen, Larson got to see the work of Danish marine artist Vilhelm Melbye, who gave lessons to Larson in marine painting. He received further education in the marine genre during the summer of 1850, when he traveled with the corvette Lagerbjelke on an expedition to the North Sea. Afterwards Larson journeyed through Norway to study fells and waterfalls.[1]
