La Feria
1889
Medium
Etching on ivory laid paper
Dimensions
Image: 13 × 9.2 cm (5 1/8 × 3 5/8 in.); Plate: 13.8 × 9.9 cm (5 7/16 × 3 15/16 in.); Sheet: 36 × 27.8 cm (14 3/16 × 11 in.)
Classification
etching
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
41525
Art Historical Context
**La Feria** (1889) by Swedish artist Anders Zorn captures the vibrant energy of a Spanish fair, a subject drawn from his travels in Spain during the late 1880s. Zorn, a master of light and movement, was already renowned for his realist portraits and genre scenes when he produced this etching. At just 13 × 9.2 cm, the intimate image exemplifies his ability to distill lively street scenes into precise, evocative compositions, blending everyday joy with atmospheric depth. As an etching on ivory laid paper, the work showcases Zorn's virtuoso technique in intaglio printmaking. He incised fine lin...
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. ...