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Anders Zorn

(Sweden, 1860-1920)
Estimate
800 000 - 1 000 000 SEK
71 500 - 89 400 EUR
72 600 - 90 700 USD
Hammer price
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Anders Zorn
(Sweden, 1860-1920)

"Spanjorska i svart barett" (Spanish lady in black beret)

Signed L Zorn and dated Cadiz -82. Watercolour 44.5 x 25.5 cm.

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Provenance

Consul Carl Ossian Kjellberg; Bukowski Auktioner AB, Stockholm, Sale 229, "Vårauktionen", April 14-15, 1921, lot 604 (under the title "Spanjorska"); private collection; Beijers Auktioner, Stockholm, Sale 5, "Vårauktionen", April 23-25, 1985, lot 313 (under the title "Spanjorska från Cadiz"); private collection; Bukowski Auktioner AB, Stockholm, Sale 552, "Internationella vårauktionen", May 26-29, 2009, lot 68; private collection.

Literature

Gerda Boëthius, "Zorn. Tecknaren. Målaren. Etsaren. Skulptören", 1949, mentioned pp. 103-104 and catalogued under the year 1882, p. 538.

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Artist

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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