Edward R. Bacon (1846–1915)
Anders Zorn
1897
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
48 1/4 x 35 1/4 in. (122.6 x 89.5 cm)
Classification
Paintings
Department
European Paintings
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Bequest of Virginia Purdy Bacon, 1919
Accession Number
19.112
Tags
MenPortraits
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. ...