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Anders Zorn

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Also known as Anders Leonard Zorn, Anders T︠S︡orn, Anders Lenard Zorn, Andres Leonard Zorn, andreas zorn, zorn anders, a. zorn

Swedish painter and engraver (1860-1920)

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Anders Leonard Zorn (1860–1920) was a Swedish painter, sculptor, engraver, and photographer. Born and deceased in Mora, he was educated at the Royal Swedish Academy of Fine Arts. His artistic output included portrait painting, nudes, genre painting, and landscape painting. Zorn worked in various locations, including the United States, Paris, Constantinople, and Madrid. He was a recipient of the Knight of the Legion of Honour and had a student named Harriet Sundström.

His works are held in collections such as the Minneapolis Institute of Art, the Art Institute of Chicago, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, and Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki. Published works associated with him include *Zorn & Carl Larsson* and *Anders Zorn - Paintings and Drawings Vol 1*. He is described in sources including the Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia and the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary.

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Person · Open Library

Born
1860
Died
1920
Works
44

Top works

  • Zorn & Carl Larsson
  • Anders Zorn - Paintings and Drawings Vol 1
  • Exposition Anders Zorn : Peintures, eaux-fortes, aquarelles et sculptures
  • Anders Zorn, 1860-1920
  • Anders Zorn - Paintings & Drawings Vol 2

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United States
Active from
1860
Active to
1920
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Key facts

Born
Anders Leonard Zorn , ( 1860-02-18 ) 18 February 1860, Utmeland, Mora , Sweden–Norway
Died
22 August 1920 (1920-08-22) (aged 60), Stockholm , Sweden
Education
Royal Swedish Academy of Arts , Stockholm
Known for
Painting , Sculpture , Printmaker in etching
Spouse
Emma Lamm

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Described at

Anders Zorns gravmonument vid Mora kyrka, Mora, Dalarna 1939 -Stiftelsen Upplandsmuseet / DigitaltMuseum

Stiftelsen Upplandsmuseet - Photographer Sundgren, Gunnar

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Works in European collections

36 objects attributed to Anders Zorn, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

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Encyclopedic overview

Anders and Emma Zorn around 1885. Reveil (Awakening), the artist's wife Sommarnöje, 1886. Sweden's highest priced painting ever; sold for 26 million SEK on June 3, 2010. Emma Zorn, reading, 1887

Anders Leonard Zorn (18 February 1860 – 22 August 1920) was a Swedish artist who attained international success as a painter, sculptor, and etching artist. His portrait subjects include King Oscar II of Sweden and three American Presidents: Grover Cleveland, William H. Taft, and Theodore Roosevelt. At the end of his life in 1920, he established the Swedish literary Bellman Prize.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Anders Zorn” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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