Model Before Picture
1910
Medium
Etching; second state of two
Dimensions
Plate: 7 3/4 × 5 7/8 in. (19.7 × 14.9 cm) Sheet: 14 5/8 × 8 11/16 in. (37.2 × 22.1 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1917
Accession Number
17.3.701
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Art Historical Context
Anders Zorn's *Model Before Picture* (1910) is a captivating etching that captures an intimate studio moment, featuring a female nude model poised before a painting or canvas. Created during Zorn's prolific later career, the Swedish artist's work reflects his mastery of realism infused with impressionistic light effects. Renowned for his portraits and nudes, Zorn often drew from life in his Paris and Mora studios, blending sensuality with technical precision—a hallmark of his international acclaim by the early 20th century. second state of two in the etching medium showcases Zorn's virtuoso ...
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. ...