Carl Larsson — The Crayfish Season Opens

Summer reaches its Swedish peak in this luminous composition from Carl Larsson's celebrated series "A Home" (1894). A family gathers by the river at Sundborn for the crayfish season — the table laden with fresh catch, birch trees shimmering above, a boat resting at the dock nearby. Larsson fills the frame with life and affection: children on the grass, figures by the water, the warmth of an August evening together. A favourite among his works and a perfect postcard for Nordic art admirers — browse the full Carl Larsson collection.