Albert Besnard and His Model
artist
Anders Zorn
(Mora, 1860 - 1920, Mora)
Date1896
Place MadeSweden, Europe
MediumEtching on laid paper
Dimensions50.2 x 34.6 cm (19 3/4 x 13 5/8 in.)
ClassificationsPrints
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession number4.3.o.164
Status
Not on viewWeb CommentarySitting closely behind the French artist Albert Besnard (1849–1934), Zorn gives a drastically cropped and foreshortened view of his friend with a model in the background. Zorn visited Besnard in his Paris studio, and together they engaged in a jovial competition by drawing the same model at the same time; this etching is the result. The few lines that build up Besnard’s back and knee demonstrate Zorn’s talent with the etching needle.
Source: Anders Zorn: A European Artist Seduces America, special exhibition on view in the Museum's Hostetter Gallery, February 28 – May, 2013.
Id728829
Last Updated8/9/24
Original Number3.2.o.105
EmbARK ObjectID14098
Source ID2926
