Girl with a Cigarette II

1891

Anders Zorn

Associated Names
Anders Zorn

Artist, Swedish, 1860 - 1920

The image shows a head-and-shoulders view of a person seated slightly to the right of the frame. The individual is in a three-quarter view, holding an ornate vertical object in their left hand, with their gaze directed off to the right beyond the picture's confines. Their facial features are rendered with softened lines, showcasing a strong nose and a subtle smile framed by shadowy hatching, and their hair is voluminous, with loose curls spilling over the shoulders. They are wearing a dark, voluminous cloak or jacket with a thick collar. In their hand, they clutch a tall, narrow scepter or cane with an elaborate design near the top. The background is abstract, with swirling and chaotic lines.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 15.8 × 11.9 cm (6 1/4 × 4 11/16 in.)
    sheet: 44.8 × 32.1 cm (17 5/8 × 12 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.8842

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Asplund 1920, no. 62, state i/ii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Clendenin J. Ryan [1881-1939] New York City; (sale, Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York, 18 January 1940, lot 197); 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 left composition, in plate, artist's hand. "Zorn" lower right margin, graphite, artist's hand. "3 407 MK" lower left margin, graphite, unknown hand. "40.39" lower left margin, graphite, unknown hand. "M372" lower right margin, graphite, unknown hand. Verso: none.

Markings

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

Watermarks

None.

Wikidata ID

Q65018720

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