Anders Zorn, Portrait of Carl David af Wirsén
Later signed Zorn. Inscribed 'Souvenir from 1880', Pencil and heightening white on paper, image 23.5 x 21.5 cm. Certified verso by Gerda Boëthius, Zornmuseet, Mora dated 17.4.1944.
The paper is slightly discolored. Not examined out of the frame.
Gerda Boëthius, "ZORN -Tecknaren, Målaren, Etsaren, Skulptören", 1949, mentioned p. 78.
Carl David af Wirsén, born on December 9, 1842 in Vallentuna and died on June 15, 1912 in Stockholm, was a Swedish poet, literary critic, and the permanent secretary of the Swedish Academy from 1883 to 1884 (acting) and from 1884 to 1912 (regular).