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Russell Edwards

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I can see why you admire him so much Lewis, an absolute joy to look at his work. 'Lisbeth in the Birch Grove' is a gem.
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Lewis Cooper

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Yes, I like that one too.   Carl said he didn't like portraiture very much, but he seems effortlessly to paint his family consistently well.  A few more of his portraits... Re above.  It is known that Carl, during his training at Art College, worked as a photo retoucher for a graphics firm (to support his tuition).  So he would have been familiar with photography.

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Thanks Lew.

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Looking at these I wondered if any of his children became artists, having grown up in such surroundings and seeing their father paint at home, maybe you know Lewis? 
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Lewis Cooper

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Apparently not Tessa.  Carl's homes became icons of arts and crafts, Karin, his wife, must share much of the credit for this.  She was primarily a textile designer, but also designed some of the furniture.  (IKEA have acknowledged their debt to the Larsson's designs).  After they had died some of the children took a hand in running the legacy...the houses, the art, the books (many of which are still in print.)  It's still going strong by all accounts. Their strong and happy family life was very different to Carl's upbringing.  He grew up in poverty, with a lay-about drunken father.  It was his mother who kept the family together, working long hours as a seamstress.  Carl got his art break when the art teacher at his school recommended him for the State College of Art on a scholarship.
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Russell Edwards

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Brilliant presentation Lewis, such an interesting man. I admire every piece you have featured here, but once again dear 'Lisbeth' catches my eye, wonderful.

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Very interesting Lew, thank you. I like the fact that he bucked the trend of the Impressionist movement at the time too.
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Lewis Cooper

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Some more... I'll finish this later with some of his murals. I made these slides many years ago, but I've only shown about half of my slides.  A quick google search produced masses that I hadn't seen before.  A very skillful and prolific artist.

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Duplicated.

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Two more of his paintings that I came across which are a little different to his usual style.  I don’t think they’ve already been posted.

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Excellent selection by a brilliant artist. I stumbled across him earlier this year. My niece has one of those televisions that display artwork when switched off, and she had one of his pictures on display (that I thought was a print).  Glad you picked him Lewis. 
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I'll run my final burst of Carl's work.  In fact, the art that give him the most pride was his murals.  His final mural, a vast creation, was to be what he regarded as his finest work.   I know.   You are sensing a 'but'....and you'd be right to.... Re above.  I don't know about you, but many of these 'history' paintings and murals leave me stone cold.  Yes, I can appreciate the effort and the skills...but I must have some kind of cupboard inside my brain where all the 'this does nothing for me' stuff gets shoved and forgotten.  Maybe it's just me. So...a happy ending for Carl's mural, but, of course, he wouldn't have known that. His work seems  as popular as ever, books  readily available, and their home firmly on tourist trail. What drew me to him was his wonderful line and watercolours, and his vivid description of a bygone age.   Carl may have thought this mural his greatest, but for me, it's practically any one of his watercolours.   This for example (already shown)... ...a gem.
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