The Author Selma Lagerlöf
1902
Carl Larsson depicts the legendary Swedish author Selma Lagerlöf with a gentle, direct gaze in this intimate portrait. She wears a high-collared dark dress with a small clover brooch and a soft lavender shawl. The date '1909' inscribed at the bottom is a huge clue—that's the very year she became the first woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature! The visible weave of the canvas gives the piece a raw, sketch-like quality, blending Art Nouveau elegance with a personal touch.
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