Gopsmor Cottage
1917
Medium
Etching; third state of three
Dimensions
Plate: 7 7/8 × 5 7/8 in. (20 × 14.9 cm) Sheet: 15 13/16 × 11 15/16 in. (40.1 × 30.3 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Edna H. Sachs, 1964
Accession Number
64.695.7
Tags
Art Historical Context
Anders Zorn's *Gopsmor Cottage*1917) captures a serene Swedish rural scene, blending human figures with a quaint house in a style true to the artist's realist mastery. As one of Sweden's most celebrated painters and printmakers, Zorn was renowned for his luminous depictions of everyday life, often drawing from his homeland's landscapes and people. Created during World War I—while neutral Sweden remained untouched by direct conflict—this etching reflects Zorn's enduring fascination with domestic tranquility amid global turmoil. The work is an etching in its third and final state of three, a te...
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. ...