Grover Cleveland I
1899
Medium
Etching on ivory laid paper
Dimensions
Image/plate: 22.6 × 17.8 cm (8 15/16 × 7 1/16 in.); Sheet: 38.8 × 29.8 cm (15 5/16 × 11 3/4 in.)
Classification
etching
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
41822
Art Historical Context
In the Prints and Drawings department of the Institute of Chicago, Anders Zorn's *Grover Cleveland I*1899) captures the stern yet dignified likeness of the only U.S. president to serve two non-consecutive terms—Grover Cleveland, who left office in 1897. This intimate etching on ivory laid paper (image 22.6 × 17.8 cm; sheet 38.8 × 29.8 cm) showcases Zorn's skill in portraiture, rendering Cleveland's resolute gaze and textured features with remarkable precision during a time when presidential legacies were being etched into public memory. Swedish artist Anders Zorn (1860–1920), a master printma...
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. ...