catnap week continues - with a dog nap

thanks wikipaintings.org (PD)

I believe this is the same dog we saw in this earlier post on Carl Larsson's At Home series.  This time he decides to have a siesta inside in a Cosy Corner (1894, from the same series).  Whenever I look at Larsson's work, with its serene and cheerful palette and execution, I recall that he grew up in a struggling, bitterly poor family.  Then I appreciate all the more not only the beauty of his work, but the power and innovation of his life.  It takes a certain well tested interior compass to offer us a sleeping dog as part of the necessity of his art.  A sweet, safe room for a nap:  true success.