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Anders Zorn

(Sweden, 1860-1920)
Estimate
500 000 - 600 000 SEK
44 600 - 53 500 EUR
46 100 - 55 400 USD
Hammer price
540 000 SEK
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Anders Zorn
(Sweden, 1860-1920)

"Vid spisen" (By the fireplace)

Signed Zorn and dated -97. Canvas laid down on paper-panel 51.5 x 34.5 cm.

Provenance

Earlier in the collection of Consul S Wennerth, Malmö, Sweden.
Bukowski Auktioner, auction 492, 25-27 May 1994, lot 244.

Literature

Gerda Boëthius, "Zorn - tecknaren, målaren, etsaren, skulptören", 1949, catalogued under 1897, page 548 (with erroneous information regarding the measurements).

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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