Mrs. Granberg

1903

Anders Zorn

Associated Names
Anders Zorn

Artist, Swedish, 1860 - 1920

This image is a sketch of a person showing the upper body from the chest upwards. The subject is facing the viewer slightly angled to the side. They have dark, wavy hair and their facial features are prominently sketched out with shadow accents around the eyes and nose. The clothing consists of a dark, fur-lined garment, and there are no visible pieces of jewelry or objects held by the figure. The background is plain.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 17.8 × 12 cm (7 × 4 3/4 in.)
    sheet: 29.1 × 22.8 cm (11 7/16 × 9 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.8844

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Asplund 1920, no. 172, state iii/iv

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Clendenin J. Ryan [1881-1939] New York City; (sale, Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York, 18 January 1940, lot 210); 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 margin, graphite, artist's hand. "Zorn / 1905" lower left composition, in plate, artist's hand. "Mrs Granberg" lower left margin, graphite, unknown hand. "T.F.R." lower left margin, graphite, unknown hand. "296" lower right margin, graphite, unknown hand. "296" verso, center composition, graphite, unknown hand.

Markings

None.

Watermarks

[hand]

Wikidata ID

Q65018722

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