Model Reading
1910
Medium
Etching; second state of two
Dimensions
Plate: 6 5/16 × 4 3/4 in. (16 × 12 cm) Sheet: 14 1/8 × 8 3/8 in. (35.8 × 21.3 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1917
Accession Number
17.3.698
Tags
Art Historical Context
Anders Zorn's *Model Reading* (1910) captures an intimate moment of a nude female model absorbed in a book, rendered in the delicate medium of etching. This second state of two impressions showcases Zorn's mastery as a Swedish printmaker (1860–1920), who rose to international fame for his luminous portraits and nudes. By 1910, Zorn was at the height of his career, blending precision with impressionistic light effects, often drawing from life models in his Paris and Stockholm studios. Etching allowed Zorn to achieve exquisite tonal gradations and subtle textures, evident in the model's soft co...
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. ...