Being a prophet in one’s own land is a challenge that extends to artists as well. Carl Larsson, now one of Sweden’s most celebrated painters, initially faced little success in his home country.

the Thiel Gallery exhibits a unique collection of Nordic late 19th and early 20th-century art. Painters such as Edvard Munch, Carl Larsson, Bruno Liljefors, and Anders Zorn form the basis of the ...