Anders Zorn | |
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Born | Anders Leonard Zorn 18 February 1860 |
Died | 22 August 1920 Stockholm, Sweden | (aged 60)
Nationality | Swedish |
Education | Royal Swedish Academy of Arts, Stockholm |
Known for | Painting Sculpture Printmaker in etching |
Spouse | Emma Lamm |
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Anders Leonard Zorn (18 February 1860 – 22 August 1920) was a Swedish artist. He attained international success as a painter, sculptor, and etching artist.[1][2] Among Zorn's 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, he established the Swedish literary Bellman Prize in 1920.