He was one of three children of Carl Johan Trygg and Maria Axelina Andersson.
Lars worked with his father carving wooden figures of various common people in the Scandinavian flat-plane style of woodcarving.
Between Trygg his father and two brothers (Nils, and Carl Olaf), they carved over 10,000 figures.
It is not clear whether Lars Trygg returned to Sweden or stayed in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Prices range from $50 to $500 depending upon the age, size, and condition of the piece.