Anatole France

1906

Anders Zorn

Associated Names
Anders Zorn

Artist, Swedish, 1860 - 1920

The image depicts the upper body of a seated person facing the viewer. The figure is an older man with a beard and bald head, displaying distinct facial features. He is dressed in a collared shirt with visible textures. His arms are positioned forward, with one hand extended in a gesture, fingers spread. The scene includes abstract lines and shading, creating an impression of an interior space, with a background of textured and linear patterns.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid C & I Honig paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 21.2 × 16 cm (8 3/8 × 6 5/16 in.)
    sheet: 30.5 × 24.9 cm (12 × 9 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.8837

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Asplund 1920, no. 204 state iv/iv

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Lessing J. Rosenwald [1891-1979], Jenkintown, PA; gift to NGA, 1943.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1931

  • Five Centuries of Print Making, The Print Club of Philadelphia, 1931, no. 68.

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 margin, graphite, artist's hand. "1906" lower left composition, in plate, artist's hand. "Anatole de France" verso, lower center margin, graphite, unknown hand. "A-204-IV" lower left margin, graphite, unknown hand. "E/735" lower right margin, graphite, unknown hand. "a 50256" verso, lower left margin, graphite, unknown hand. "D.205.II" verso, lower right margin, graphite, unknown hand. "78174." verso, lower right margin, graphite, unknown hand.

Markings

"LRJ" verso, black stamped ink, (Lugt 1760b). "National Gallery of Art" verso, black stamped ink, (Lugt 1932d). "R" verso, purple stamped ink.

Watermarks

"C & I HONIG"

Wikidata ID

Q65018714

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