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Anders Zorn

(Sweden, 1860-1920)
Estimate
1 200 000 - 1 400 000 SEK
106 000 - 124 000 EUR
110 000 - 129 000 USD
Hammer price
1 275 000 SEK
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Anders Zorn
(Sweden, 1860-1920)

"På loftet" (In the loft)

Signed Zorn and dated 1904. Canvas laid down on paper-panel 58 x 39 cm.

Provenance

Harald Bendixson.
Fritzes Kungl. Hovbokhandel, Stockholm.
The collections of Emil Hultmark Ph. D. , Stockholm.
Private collection.

Exhibitions

Kungl. Akademien för de fria konsterna, Stockholm, "Emil Hultmarks samling", exhibition organized by Sveriges Allmänna Konstförening, 1942, no. 202 (under the title "Naket i eldsken"), illustrated in the exhibition catalogue (pl. 17).

Literature

Maj Sterner, 'Fil. dr. och Fru Emil Hultmarks hem, Birger Jarlsgatan 32, Stockholm', article in "Svenska hem i ord och bilder", 1936, mentioned p. 177 and illustrated in interior photo, half page, p. 179.
Gerda Boëthius, "Zorn. Tecknaren. Målaren. Etsaren. Skulptören", 1949, catalogued under year 1904, p. 550.

More information

Previously also known under the titles "Naket i eldsken" and "Kulla framför elden".

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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