Mona

1911

Anders Zorn

Associated Names
Anders Zorn

Artist, Swedish, 1860 - 1920

The image is an etching of the upper half of a seated individual. The person is facing forward, with detailed facial features including wrinkles. They wear a headscarf tied under the chin, layered clothing, and their hands are in their lap. The background is plain with a textured surface.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 25 × 17.8 cm (9 13/16 × 7 in.)
    sheet: 39.7 × 31.3 cm (15 5/8 × 12 5/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.8838

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Asplund 1920, no. 242, state iii/iii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Arthur Sambon [1867-1947], Paris, (Lugt 175a); to Louis E. Stern [1886-1962], New York City; (sale, Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York, 19 November 1936, lot 158); Lessing J. Rosenwald [1891-1979], Jenkintown, PA; gift to NGA, 1943.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1920

  • Asplund, Karl. Zorn's Engraved Work: Descriptive Catalogue. English ed. 2 vols. Stockholm: A.-B.H.Buckowskis Konsthandel, 1920.

Inscriptions

"Zorn" lower right margin, graphite, artist's hand. "Zorn 1911" lower left composition, in plate, artist's hand. "MONA" upper left composition, in plate, artist's hand. "-1911- plate destroyed" lower center margin, graphite, unknown hand. ""MONA" lower right margin, graphite, unknown hand. "111:2414" verso, lower left margin, graphite, unknown hand.

Wikidata ID

Q65018715

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