Augustus Saint Gaudens II (Saint Gaudens and his Model)
Medium
Etching and drypoint?; only state
Dimensions
Plate: 5 3/8 × 7 13/16 in. (13.7 × 19.8 cm) Sheet: 9 15/16 × 12 3/4 in. (25.2 × 32.4 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1917
Accession Number
17.3.726
Tags
Art Historical Context
In 1897, Swedish artist Anders Zorn created this intimate etching and drypoint, *Augustus Saint-Gaud II (Saint-Gaudens and his Model, capturing a candid moment between the renowned American sculptor Augustus Saint-Gaudens and one of his nude models in his studio. Zorn, celebrated for his masterful portraits and luminous nudes, had forged a friendship with Saint-Gaudens during visits to the United States in the 1890s. This, the only known state, showcases Zorn's skill in depicting the sculptor's focused intensity alongside the model's graceful pose, blending admiration for his subject's craft w...
About the Artist
Anders Zorn|Augustus Saint-Gaudens · 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. ...