Nude Girl in Doorway
c. 1900
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
51.1 × 34.3 cm (20 1/8 × 13 1/2 in.); Framed: 75 × 58.2 × 5.1 cm (29 1/2 × 22 7/8 × 2 in.)
Classification
painting
Department
Painting and Sculpture of Europe
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
53213
Art Historical Context
Anders Zorn's *Nude Girl in Doorway* (c. 1900) captures a moment of intimate naturalism in oil on canvas, measuring 51.1 × 34.3 cm. The Swedish artist, a master of light and flesh tones, painted this during his prolific international career, blending Nordic restraint with influences from French Impressionism. Zorn (1860–1920) rose to fame in the late 19th century for his luminous portraits and nudes, often featuring everyday women in unposed, sunlit settings that celebrated the female form's vitality. Zorn's technique shines here through his virtuoso handling of wet-into-wet brushwork, creati...
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. ...