Anna Doing Her Hair
1906
Medium
Etching on ivory laid paper
Dimensions
Image/plate: 17.9 × 12 cm (7 1/16 × 4 3/4 in.); Sheet: 30.2 × 20.2 cm (11 15/16 × 8 in.)
Classification
etching
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
42070
Art Historical Context
Anders Zorn's *Anna Doing Her Hair* (1906) is a delicate etching on ivory laid paper measuring just 17.9 × 12 cm for the image—a testament to the Swedish master's ability to capture intimate moments on an intimate scale. Created during the height of Zorn's career, this print belongs to the Art Institute of Chicago's Prints Drawings collection, showcasing his prowess in printmaking. The work depicts a woman in a private, everyday act, rendered with Zorn's signature realism and sensitivity to light and texture. Zorn (1860–1920), a leading figure in late 19th- and early 20th-century European art...
About the Artist
Anders Zorn · 1860–1920
Anders Zorn (1860–1920), one of Sweden's most celebrated artists, was born on February 18 in Utmeland near Mora in Dalarna, and raised on his maternal grandparents' farm in the nearby hamlet of Yvraden. Displaying prodigious talent from a young age, he attended school in Mora Strand until age twelve, followed by secondary grammar school in Enköping, where he excelled in drawing people and horses. ...