Anders Leonard Zorn [Swedish, 1860-1920] Frightened Etching

Anders Leonard Zorn [Swedish, 1860-1920]

[Fightened]

8" x 7" (entire sheet; 20.1 x 17.9 cm).

Etching.

Signed in pencil. [1912].

Framed. 17" x 14 3/4" (43.3 x 37.2 cm)

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Anders Zorn [1860-1920] attained international success as a painter, sculptor and etcher. and is known for his nude bathers, country festivals, and portraits.

Zorn had many famous sitters for his portraiture which include King Oscar II of Sweden, and three American Presidents, Grover Cleveland, William H. Taft, and Theodore Roosevelt. Towards the end of his life, he established the Swedish literary Bellman Prize in 1920.