Anders Zorn (Swedish, 1860–1920)
Kaikroddare III/ Caique Oarsman III, c. 1886
Watercolor on paper
38.5 x 67 cm
Private collection
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Anders Zorn (1860–1920)
Oscar II of Sweden (1829-1907), c.1898
Oil on canvas
Height: 119 cm (46.8 in) Width: 93 cm (36.6 in)
Private collection
Among Zorn's portrait subjects were King Oscar II of Sweden (See above), and three American Presidents, Grover Cleveland (See below), William H. Taft (See below), and Theodore Roosevelt (See below).
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Anders Zorn (1860–1920) President Grover Cleveland, c. 1899 Oil on canvas H122 cm (48 in) W 91.5 cm (36 in) National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
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Anders Zorn (1860–1920) President William Howard Taft, c. 1911 Oil on canvas H 117.8 cm (46.3 in) W 89.2 cm (35.1 in) White House, Blue Room |
Anders Zorn (1860–1920) President Theodore Roosevelt Oil on canvas H 117.8 cm (46.3 in) W 89.2 cm (35.1 in) Private collection |
From 1875 to 1880 Zorn studied at the Royal Swedish Academy of Arts in Stockholm, where he amazed his teachers with his talent. Members of Stockholm society approached him with commissions. This was how Zorn met Emma Lamm, early in 1881. They were married in a civil ceremony in October 1885.
Anders Zorn (1860–1920)
Emma Zorn, reading, c. 1887
Oil on canvas
Height: 40.2 cm (15.8 in); Width: 60.6 cm (23.8 in)
Zorn Collections, Mora, Sweden
Zorn traveled extensively to London, Paris, the Balkans, Spain, Italy and the United States, becoming an international success as one of the most acclaimed painters of his era. It was primarily his skill as a portrait painter that gained Zorn international acclaim based principally upon his incisive ability to depict the individual character of his model. At 29, he was made a Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur at the Exposition Universelle 1889 Paris World Fair.
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Anders Zorn (1860–1920) Midsummer Dance, c. 1897 Oil on canvas H: 140 cm (55.1 in); W: 98 cm (38.5 in) Nationalmuseum (Stockholm) |
Anders Zorn (1860–1920) Midsummer Dance, c. 1896 Oil on canvas H: 140 cm (55.1 in); W: 98 cm (38.5 in) Pushkin Museum
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There are three versions of the painting, the most famous one is exhibited at Nationalmuseum in Stockholm (See above). Another version, painted at the same time, is now exhibited at the Pushkin Museum in Moscow (See above). A third version, commissioned by an American collector in 1903, is in a smaller format (117.5 x 90) and in private ownership. More on this painting
Some of his most important works can be seen at the National Museum of Fine Arts (Swedish: Nationalmuseum) in Stockholm. Among them is Midsummer Dance (1897) (See above), a depiction of dancers in the evening light of a rural Midsummer's Eve celebration. Other museums holding major works by Zorn include the Musée d'Orsay in Paris, the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, and the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. The Zorn Collections located in Mora and Garberg, Älvdalen, consist of four museums dedicated to the life and works of Anders Zorn.
Anders Zorn (1860–1920)
Girls Bathing in the Open Air, c. 1890
Oil on canvas
Height: 69.0 cm; Width: 101.5 cm
Finnish National Gallery
Anders Zorn (1860–1920)
Midnight, c. 1891
Oil on canvas
Height: 69.0 cm; Width: 103.0 cm
Zorn Museum, Mora , Sweden
From traditional costumes, dancing couples during midsummer night to a naked, blonde woman leading her son through rippling water: the works of Anders Zorn (1860-1920) show idyllic scenes that are still identify with Scandinavian life.
Anders Zorn (1860–1920)
Port of Hamburg, c. 1891
Watercolor on paper
Height: 46.5 cm (18.3 in); Width: 67 cm (26.3 in)
Nationalmuseum (Stockholm)
Anders Zorn (1860–1920)
In My Gondola, c. 1894
Oil on canvas
Zorn Museum, Mora, Sweden
In 1886, Anders Zorn and his wife Emma, bought land close to Mora church and here they moved to a cottage from his maternal grandfather's farm. When Anders and Emma Zorn decided to return to Sweden after several years abroad, they began to enlarge the cottage. Zorngården was completed in 1910.
Anders Zorn (Swedish, 1860–1920)Title:
Gammal spegel/ Old Mirror, c. 1915
Oil on canvas
122 x 92 cm. (48 x 36.2 in.)
Private collection
Anders Zorn (Swedish, 1860–1920)
"En Eva" , c. 1902
Oil on canvas
127 x 78.5 cm. (50 x 30.9 in.)
Zorn's accomplished use of the brush allows the forms and the texture of the painted subject to reflect and transmit light. In addition to portraits and nudes (See above), Zorn excelled in realistic depictions of water, as well as scenes depicting rustic life and customs (See below).
Anders Zorn (Swedish, 1860–1920)
The Letter, c. 1882
Watercolor with heightening white on paper
26 x 35 cm. (10.2 x 13.8 in.)
Private collection
Anders Zorn (Swedish, 1860–1920)
WOMEN OUTSIDE THE SIDI ABDERRAHMAN MOSQUE, ALGIERS
Watercolour and gouache on paper
45.5 by 28.5cm., 18 by 11¼in
Private collection
Anders Zorn (Swedish, 1860–1920)Title:
Spanjorska i svart barett/ Spanish lady in black beret, c.1882
Watercolor
44.5 x 25.5 cm. (17.5 x 10 in.)
Private collection
At the end of his life, he established the Swedish literary Bellman Prize in 1920. More on Anders Leonard Zorn
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