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Anders Zorn

Associated Names
Anders Zorn

Artist, Swedish, 1860 - 1920

This is a drawing of a horse in motion. The image shows a horse depicted in motion, running across a textured landscape. The artwork is composed of intricate linework, creating a sense of movement. The background is filled with diagonal hatchings that add depth. The composition captures the speed and grace of the animal as it charges through the open space. The lines suggest dust being kicked up from the ground and wind in the environment. The tone is monochromatic, emphasizing contrasts between light and shadow.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on Van Gelder laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 19.8 × 13.8 cm (7 13/16 × 5 7/16 in.)
    sheet: 41.9 × 29.7 cm (16 1/2 × 11 11/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.8841

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Asplund 1920, no. 63, state iv/iv

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Stuttgarter Kunstkabinett, Stuttgart, Germany (Lugt 2323) (deaccessioned dublicate); to Louis E. Stern [1886-1962], New York City; (sale, Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York, 20 November 1936, lot 315); 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 composition, in plate, artist's hand. "Zorn" lower right composition, in plate, artist's hand. "Zorn" lower right margin, graphite, artist's hand. Not dated. "II2819" lower right margin, graphite, unknown hand. Verso: none.

Markings

"LRJ" verso, black stamped ink, (Lugt 1760b). "National Gallery of Art" verso, black stamped ink, (Lugt 1932d). "Kön. Kupferstichcabinett Stuttgart" verso, black stamped ink, (Lugt 2323). "Dublette veräussert" verso, purple stamped ink. "[illeg.]" verso, black stamped ink. "Kön. Kupferstichcabinett Stuttgart" verso, purple stamped ink, (Lugt 2323).

Watermarks

"VAN GELDER"

Wikidata ID

Q65018719

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