Axel Herman Haig III
1884
Medium
Etching; second state of two
Dimensions
Plate: 15 5/16 × 10 3/16 in. (38.9 × 25.9 cm) Sheet: 19 11/16 × 13 9/16 in. (50 × 34.4 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Bequest of Blanche S. Guggenheim, 1953
Accession Number
53.628.19
Tags
Art Historical Context
Anders Zorn’s 1884 etching *Axel Herman Haig III* captures the Swedish artist’s early mastery of the medium. Zorn, celebrated for his fluid draftsmanship and sensitive portrayals, depicts fellow artist and architect Axel Herman Haig seated at a desk, absorbed in writing. The second state of two reveals Zorn’s careful refinements, with added depth in the shadows and subtle adjustments to the figure’s posture that heighten the sense of quiet concentration. Created during Zorn’s formative years, when he was traveling between Sweden, England, and France, the print reflects the late-nineteenth-cen...
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. ...