Anders Zorn

The collections of Managing Director Axel Jacobsen, Stockholm; the collections of Consul General Torsten Kreuger, Stockholm; Bukowski Auktioner AB, Stockholm, Sale 294, "Generalkonsul Torsten Kreugers samling", February 15-17, 1934, lot 22; the collections of Managing Director Herman Stenberg, Stockholm; P.J. Högfeldt, Nyborg, Bålsta, Sweden; Bukowski Auktioner AB, Stockholm, Sale 472, "Internationella Vårauktionen", April 24-27, 1990, lot 297; Stockholms auktionsverk, "Stora Kvalitén", May 30-June 1, 2007, lot 2176; private collection.

Liljevalchs Konsthall (Liljevalchs Public Art Gallery), Stockholm, "Invigningsutställning. Larsson-Liljefors-Zorn", March-April 1916, no. 127; Liljevalchs Konsthall, Stockholm, "Anders Zorn. Minnesutställning", March 1 - April 6, 1924, no. 179.

Ernst Malmberg, "Larsson-Liljefors-Zorn. En återblick", 1919, mentioned p. 124 and illustrated full page; Tor Hedberg, "Anders Zorn. 1894-1920", SAK, 1924, mentioned p. 144-145 and illustrated p. 139; Karl Asplund, "Bukowskis. Ett konsthandelshus i Stockholm 1870-1945", 1945, mentioned p. 152; Gerda Boëthius, "ZORN. Tecknaren. Målaren. Etsaren. Skulptören", 1949, mentioned p. 512-513 and 519, illustrated full page in colour, plate 35 and listed in the catalogue under 1915, p. 554; Hans Henrik Brummer, "Till ögats fröjd och nationens förgyllning - Anders Zorn", 1994, mentioned p. 313 under year 1915 in "Kronologi".

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.