Anna Casparsson, The Island of Bliss

Grand palm trees and weeping birches, castle towers adorned with pearls, princes and princesses. For the first time since Pontus Hultén’s exhibition with Anna Casparsson in 1960, her art is shown again at Moderna Museet. With small stitches, Anna Casparsson embroidered magnificent motifs inspired by classic fairy tales, biblical stories and musical works. Landscape scenes became textile paintings and folding screens alongside her free compositions on grand piano covers, bags and tablecloths.

 Anna Casparsson (1861–1961) was an artist, pianist and translator. Her work is characterised by opulence, attention to detail and a joy for storytelling, and developed in her home in Saltsjöbaden outside Stockholm – an important meeting place for cultural figures in the first half of the 20th century. Despite her strong presence in an artistic and intellectual environment with artists like Anders Zorn and Carl Larsson, Casparsson has remained relatively overlooked in Swedish art history.

 Writers: Fredrik von Feilitzen, Asrin Haidari, Burcu Sahin, Cecilia Widenheim

 Editor: Asrin Haidari
Binding: softcover with dustjacket
Language: English
Graphic design: Stina Gromark/Stinsensqueeze
Size: 21.7 × 28 cm
Pages: 136
Images: c. 50
ISBN 978-3-7533-1002-2