The Watercolor Worlds of Lars Lerin

In this solo exhibition of contemporary Swedish watercolor master Lars Lerin (b. 1954), 40+ large-scale, monumental works (194 original watercolors assembled together) – depict both natural and social environments - that span place and time with a strong Nordic temperament. Lerin’s watercolors, with their masterly play of light, affect us almost like an invocation. His images stick in our memory despite their not displaying any oddities. Our gaze wanders across the details – house facades, trunks of birch trees, patches of snow, abandoned farms and industrial towns. His pictures range from the chill of the Lofoten islands to the heat of India, from the forests of his childhood in Sweden’s Värmland province to unexplored stretches of Iran. Near and far, nature and culture, brought together in one place.

Widely celebrated in Nordic art world, Watercolor Worlds is Lerin’s first North American exhibition in more than 30 years.

Gallery viewing at the American Swedish Institute is included as part of museum admission. Free Exhibit Public Tours are also offered on Fridays at 1:30 p.m. and Saturdays at 11 a.m.