Girl with a Cigarette II
1891
Medium
Etching; first state of two
Dimensions
Plate: 6 1/4 × 4 3/4 in. (15.9 × 12 cm) Sheet: 14 in. × 12 3/8 in. (35.5 × 31.5 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Bequest of Blanche S. Guggenheim, 1953
Accession Number
53.628.4
Tags
Art Historical Context
Anders Zorn's *Girl with Cigarette II* (1891) captures a moment of quiet intimacy in the form of a young woman exhaling smoke, her gaze direct and unapologetic. This, from the first state of two, exemplifies Zorn's prowess as a Swedish master of late 19th-century print. Born in 1860, Zorn was renowned for his luminous portraits and nudes, blending Realism with impressionistic light effects, and his prints were celebrated across Europe for their technical brilliance. Created as an etching on a modest plate (6 1/4 × 4 3/4 inches), the work showcases Zorn's virtuoso use of aquatint and drypoint ...
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. ...