The New Ballad
Medium
Etching
Dimensions
Plate: 5 3/4 × 8 9/16 in. (14.6 × 21.8 cm) Sheet: 7 3/8 × 10 1/4 in. (18.7 × 26 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Anonymous gift, 1925
Accession Number
25.6
Tags
Art Historical Context
"The New Ballad" is an etching created between 1903 and 1924, capturing a quiet moment among women and girls. The title suggests a scene of storytelling or song, reflecting the intimate, everyday subjects popular in early twentieth-century printmaking. Though listed as anonymous, the work carries associations with Anders Zorn, whose masterful etchings often explored similar themes of feminine grace and light. Etching allowed artists to achieve remarkable tonal range and delicate line work through acid-bitten metal plates. This medium was especially prized for its ability to reproduce subtle g...
About the Artist
Anonymous, 20th century|Anders Zorn ( |Swedish) · 1900 |1860 –1999 |1920
|Swedish, Mora 1860–1920 Mora