Carl Larsson

1897

Anders Zorn

Associated Names
Anders Zorn

Artist, Swedish, 1860 - 1920

The image displays a person's upper body, including the head, shoulders, and forearms. The person is seated, engaged in drawing. Their face is in three-fourths view, with deep-set eyes, a prominent nose, and a full beard. The person's hair is closely cropped and matches the color of the beard. They wear a shirt and possibly a jacket. The person is holding a drawing tool, working on a dark, cross-hatched surface. The background is minimally detailed, focusing on the person and their actions.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 28.6 × 19.7 cm (11 1/4 × 7 3/4 in.)
    sheet: 42 × 25.9 cm (16 9/16 × 10 3/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1946.11.231

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Asplund 1920, no. 118

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Jules Gerbeau [1833-1906], Paris; to Charles Sessler [1854-1935], Philadelphia; (sale, 1October 1945); Lessing J. Rosenwald [1891-1979], Jenkintown, PA; gift to NGA, 1946.

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. "1897" lower left composition, in plate, artist's hand. "Mo[illeg.]" lower left composition, in plate, artist's hand. "Larsson" lower left margin, graphite, artist's hand. Verso: none.

Markings

"LRJ" verso, black stamped ink, (Lugt 1760b). "National Gallery of Art" verso, black stamped ink, (Lugt 1932d). "JG" [Jules Gerbeau collector's stamp) lower right margin, red stamped ink, (Lugt 1166).

Watermarks

None.

Wikidata ID

Q65067981

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