Anders Zorn

Anders Zorn
Anders Zorn, 1908
Born
Anders Leonard Zorn

(1860-02-18)18 February 1860
Died22 August 1920(1920-08-22) (aged 60)
Stockholm, Sweden
NationalitySwedish
EducationRoyal Swedish Academy of Arts, Stockholm
Known forPainting
Sculpture
Printmaker in etching
SpouseEmma Lamm
Signature
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. 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.

  1. ^ "ART / 4 / 2DAY".
  2. ^ "Anders Zorn: Sweden's Master Painter, National Academy Museum, New York – Review". Financial Times. 17 March 2014. Archived from the original on 2022-12-10. Retrieved 20 October 2022.

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