Ernest Renan

1892

Anders Zorn

Associated Names
Anders Zorn

Artist, Swedish, 1860 - 1920

The image depicts a drawing of a man seated from about the waist up. He is slightly turned towards the viewer with a serious expression. The man has distinctive facial features, long, untidy hair, and is dressed in a dark suit and collared shirt. The setting around him shows a shelf with books and papers, as well as a detailed clock. The background consists of various linear patterns and textures, implying a cluttered study or office space.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 22.1 × 33.7 cm (8 11/16 × 13 1/4 in.)
    sheet: 35.6 × 45.9 cm (14 × 18 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.8846

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Asplund 1920, no. 73, state v/v

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

S.S. Rosenstamm [1860-1919], New York City, (Lugt 2839); to Cortlandt F. Bishop [1870-1935], New York City, (Lugt 2770b); to Lessing J. Rosenwald [1891-1979], Jenkintown, PA, 20 November 1935; 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 left composition, in plate, artist's hand. "Zorn" lower right margin, graphite, artist's hand. "1892" lower left composition, in plate, artist's hand. "E. Renan" lower left margin, graphite, artist's hand. "d'apres nature" lower left composition, in plate, artist's hand. "020" verso, lower right margin, graphite, unknown hand.

Wikidata ID

Q65018725

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