Gerda Grönberg II
1892
Medium
Etching on ivory laid paper
Dimensions
Image: 19 × 13.4 cm (7 1/2 × 5 5/16 in.); Plate: 19.7 × 13.9 cm (7 13/16 × 5 1/2 in.); Sheet: 43.5 × 32.2 cm (17 3/16 × 12 11/16 in.)
Classification
etching
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
41627
Art Historical Context
Anders Zorn's *Gerda Grönberg* (1892) is a masterful etching that captures the Swedish artist's extraordinary skill in printmaking. Created on luxurious ivory laid paper, this portrait measures just 19 × 13.4 cm for the image, inviting viewers into a close encounter with its subject. Zorn, a leading figure in late 19th-century Realism Impressionist influences, was renowned for his ability to render flesh tones, light, and texture with breathtaking precision—qualities that shine through even in monochrome etching. Etching allowed Zorn to translate his painterly prowess to prints, using acid to...
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. ...