Mr. and Mrs. Fürstenberg
1895
Medium
Etching on tan wove paper
Dimensions
Image/plate: 19.8 × 27.6 cm (7 13/16 × 10 7/8 in.); Sheet: 27.9 × 37.3 cm (11 × 14 11/16 in.)
Classification
etching
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
111824
Art Historical Context
Anders Zorn, a celebrated Swedish artist renowned for his virtuosic printmaking, this intimate portrait etching in 189. Titled “Mr. and Mrs. Fürstenberg,” the work captures the couple with remarkable economy of line, showcasing Zorn’s signature ability to convey personality and presence through fluid, confident strokes. Executed on tan wove paper, the medium enhances the subtle tonal contrasts that give the figures depth and warmth. Etching held particular significance in the late nineteenth century as an accessible yet sophisticated art form, allowing artists like Zorn to reach wider audienc...
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. ...