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Anders Zorn

(Sweden, 1860-1920)
Estimate
2 000 000 - 2 500 000 SEK
178 000 - 222 000 EUR
183 000 - 229 000 USD
Hammer price
Unsold
Purchasing info
Anders Zorn
(Sweden, 1860-1920)

"Märta"

Signed Zorn and dated 1917. Canvas 101 x 64.5 cm.

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Provenance

Earlier in the collections of consul Helge Ax:son Johnson, Berga slott, Södermanland.

Literature

(Editor) Albin Roosval, "Svenska slott och herresäten, Södermanland", 1923, mentioned page 114 and illustrated page 116.
Albert Engström, "Anders Zorn", 1932, illustrated full page, page 169.
Gerda Boëthius, "ZORN. Tecknaren. Målaren. Etsaren. Skulptören", catalogued under year 1917, page 555.

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Designer

Anders Zorn, born in Mora in 1860, showed artistic talent from a young age. In 1875, he traveled to Stockholm and became a student at the then Slöjdskolan (now Tekniska högskolan) in Stockholm, and shortly after, he joined the Royal Academy of Fine Arts. Initially, Zorn had aspirations of becoming a sculptor, but soon watercolor painting took over, becoming his primary medium until 1887. At the student exhibition in 1880, Zorn had his breakthrough with the watercolor painting "I sorg." The following year, he gained international acclaim as a portrait painter. His watercolor painting reached its pinnacle during this period, and his most famous work from this time is "Vårt dagliga bröd” from 1886. Shortly thereafter, Zorn transitioned to oil painting, which was met with immediate success. Zorn's reputation mainly rested on his portrait art, and he portrayed many notable figures, including presidents. For instance, he created an etching of Theodore Roosevelt. His etchings significantly contributed to his success. In the late 1880s, Zorn began working in the genre that would increasingly become his trademark: nude figures in outdoor settings. He had long been fascinated by the movement of water and the reflections of light on its surface. Now, he added the complexity of placing a model near or in the water, aiming to depict a synthesis between nature and humanity. In 1896, Zorn and his wife moved back to Sweden and settled in Zorngården in Mora. This move sparked a renewed interest in his homeland, which would be reflected in his future paintings. Among the artist's scenes from the Mora region, portraying its local customs and ancient traditions, "Midsommardansen" holds the highest value according to Zorn himself. Today, the painting can be found at the National Museum.

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