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Karólína Lárusdóttir – Paintings, Prints & Artist Biography
Original Works by Karólína Lárusdóttir Available
Karólína Lárusdóttir is one of Iceland’s best-known contemporary painters, celebrated for her distinctive figurative works that combine narrative, humour, mystery, and surreal atmosphere. Her paintings are widely collected in the UK and internationally, particularly among collectors of Contemporary Nordic and Modern British-associated art.
At Blondes Fine Art, we specialise in sourcing and selling original works and prints by Karólína Lárusdóttir, offering carefully selected paintings to collectors across the UK and overseas.
Who Is Karólína Lárusdóttir?
Karólína Lárusdóttir was born in Iceland in 1944 and later studied art in the UK, attending the Ruskin School of Art.
Like Melanie and I, Karolina Larusdottir lived most of her life mainly in and around Cambridge ,which is where we first saw her work. She exhibited with various galleries in the area such as Church Street Gallery in Saffron Walden during the 1980’s , Cambridge Contemporary art more recently and although originally from Iceland she made the UK her home . She lived in Bishops Stortford , just 6 miles from where we are located here in Hertfordshire and had a studio in Barrels Down Road. Her work was also exhibited in the Icelandic Embassy in London.
I am particularly interested in how the impact of family and social history influence different artists style and compositions and Karolina Larusdottir is a case in point. Spending her childhood in Reykjavik, her work retained the mystic elements of Icelandic culture, while the influence of her living in her grandfathers hotel has also impacted on her subject matter. Her grandfather was an Icelandic wrestling champion who worked as a strongman with Barnum circus in the USA and with the escapologist Harry Houdini, founded Hotel Borg, Reykjavik’s first luxury hotel, in 1930.
Karólína Lárusdóttir’s Style and Subject Matter
Many of the artist prints and paintings are populated by the hotel’s clients and workers going about their business or they are depicted in strange locations having lunch at a table and being served by a waiter in the middle of the Islandic countryside.
So the art of Karolina Larusdottir could be said to be very much a mixture of the ordinary with the extraordinary and depicts the everyday alongside the surreal. I particularly love the way she intersperses her figures with angels making it feel otherworldly but at the same time familiar and real. So a family portrait includes both the living and dead.
Why Collect Karólína Lárusdóttir?
Interest in Karólína Lárusdóttir’s work remains strong because of:
Her highly distinctive artistic identity
International exhibition history
Strong collector following in the UK and Europe
Limited availability of major paintings
Her work appeals to collectors looking for contemporary figurative art with depth, originality, and strong decorative presence. Karólína showed regularly and was included in the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition on several occasions, most recently in 2012.
Karólína Lárusdóttir Prints & Limited Editions
In addition to her paintings, Karólína Lárusdóttir has produced a number of highly regarded limited edition prints.
Her prints remain popular because they:
Retain the strong imagery of her original paintings
Are accessible to new collectors
Often exist in relatively small editions
Collectors value her graphic work for its detail, atmosphere, and visual storytelling.
Karólína Lárusdóttir Paintings for Sale
We regularly handle works by Karólína Lárusdóttir, including original paintings and signed prints.
If you are looking to acquire a specific work, we can:
Source paintings through private collections
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Provide advice on pricing and current market trends
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Selling a Karólína Lárusdóttir Artwork
We are actively seeking paintings and prints by Karólína Lárusdóttir.
If you own a work by Karólína Lárusdóttir and are considering selling, we are happy to provide confidential advice based on current market demand.
Read our advise on selling your art here
Karólína Lárusdóttir and Contemporary Figurative Art
Karólína Lárusdóttir occupies an important place within contemporary figurative painting, blending narrative storytelling with a highly personal symbolic language.
Her work is often appreciated by collectors interested in:
Nordic contemporary art
Female figurative painters
Surreal and narrative painting
Contemporary British-associated artists
Her paintings continue to stand out for their originality, atmosphere, and emotional ambiguity.
Related Artists
Collectors interested in Karólína Lárusdóttir often also explore:
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