Village Violinist
1904
Medium
Etching; only state
Dimensions
Plate: 6 1/4 × 4 11/16 in. (15.9 × 11.9 cm) Sheet: 10 7/8 × 7 3/8 in. (27.6 × 18.8 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1917
Accession Number
17.3.728
Tags
Art Historical Context
Anders Zorn's *Village Violinist* (1904) is a captivating etching that embodies the Swedish artist's mastery of printmaking. Renowned for his luminous watercolors, portraits, and nudes, Zorn was equally celebrated for his etchings, which capture the textures of everyday life with painterly precision. Here, a lone male musician—likely a rural folk fiddler—comes alive on the plate, bow poised mid-motion, evoking the soulful traditions of Scandinavian village life at the turn of the th century. This intimate work, measuring just 6 1/4 × 4 11/16 inches on the plate, is a rare "only state," meanin...
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. ...