Study for Isabella Stewart Gardner in Venice
artist
Anders Zorn
(Mora, 1860 - 1920, Mora)
Date1894
Place MadeSweden, Europe
MediumPencil and red chalk on paper
Dimensions15 x 15 cm (5 7/8 x 5 7/8 in.)
ClassificationsDrawings
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberP3n10
eMuseum ID718521
EmbARK ObjectID11058
TMS Source ID309
Last Updated11/6/24
Status
Not on viewWeb CommentaryThis delicate little sketch of Isabella may have been a preparatory drawing for Anders Zorn’s portrait in oil, in the Short Gallery on the second floor. As in the final version, Gardner’s face is portrayed from the right; with her open mouth and curious look, she seems to engage directly with us.
BibliographyNotesCatalogue. Fenway Court. (Boston, 1903), p. 2. (as "Pastel")
Gilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), p. 37.
Rollin van N. Hadley (ed.). Drawings: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1968), p. 67.
Oliver Tostmann et al. Anders Zorn: A European Artist Seduces America. Exh. cat. (Boston: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, 2013), pp. 80-83, no. 1b.
Gilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), p. 37.
Rollin van N. Hadley (ed.). Drawings: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1968), p. 67.
Oliver Tostmann et al. Anders Zorn: A European Artist Seduces America. Exh. cat. (Boston: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, 2013), pp. 80-83, no. 1b.
ProvenanceNotesGift from Anders Zorn to Isabella Stewart Gardner, 1894.
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