Three Sisters
1913
Medium
Etching; third state of three
Dimensions
Plate: 9 3/4 in. × 7 in. (24.8 × 17.8 cm) Sheet: 17 15/16 × 13 3/16 in. (45.5 × 33.5 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1917
Accession Number
17.3.684
Tags
Art Historical Context
Anders Zorn's *Three Sisters* (1913) is a captivating etching from the Swedish artist's mature period, showcasing his unparalleled mastery of printmaking. Created as the third and final state of three, this intimate work measures 9 3/4 × 7 inches on the plate, inviting viewers into a delicate interplay of light and shadow. Housed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Drawings and Prints department—acquired through the Harris Brisbane Dick Fund in 1917—it exemplifies Zorn's fascination with the female nude, a recurring theme in his oeuvre that celebrated the natural beauty of the human form. Zor...
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. ...