“The Apple Harvest” is a watercolor painting by Carl Larsson, completed in 1903 in Sweden. This artwork, part of the Art Nouveau (Modern) movement, is a genre painting that captures a scene of daily life. The artwork currently resides in a private collection.
The artwork depicts an idyllic apple harvest scene set in a verdant orchard. In the foreground, a young child dressed in a blue coat and red cap stands near a ladder propped against an apple tree laden with ripe fruit. Baskets filled with apples suggest a bountiful harvest. The middle ground features a woman in a long blue dress, carrying a basket of apples while strolling through the grass. The backdrop showcases more apple trees with ripe fruit and a glimpse of red wooden buildings, adding to the rural charm. The overall composition exudes a sense of tranquility and communal labor, characteristic of Larsson’s genre paintings. The use of soft watercolor hues and delicate brushstrokes accentuates the serene and bucolic atmosphere of the rural Swedish countryside.
