Carl Larsson — Children's Masquerade, Art Postcard

Colour, costume, and childhood delight spill across this large Carl Larsson composition. The children of Sundborn are dressed up: a girl in white with flowers in her hair plays the bride, a boy in formal coat and top hat her groom; a masked figure with a sword lurks below; flower wreaths are everywhere. The festively decorated room — painted beams, hanging ornaments, a curtained bed — forms the perfect stage. Larsson painted Swedish childhood with deep affection; this scene is among his most playful and exuberant. Browse our Carl Larsson postcard collection.