Object details
Object number
3.2.o.105
Creator(s)
Anders Zorn
(Mora, 1860 - 1920, Mora)
Title
King Oscar II, II
Date
1898
Medium
Etching on blue laid paper
State
II/II
Dimensions
32.7 x 21.6 cm (12 7/8 x 8 1/2 in.)
Signatures, inscriptions, and markings
Inscribed and signed in graphite (lower margin): To Mrs Isabella Gardner Xmas 1898 Zorn
Watermark: Scallop shell
Provenance
Christmas gift from Anders Zorn to Isabella Stewart Gardner, 1898.
Commentary
Isabella Stewart Gardner kept meticulous records of many of her acquisitions. In keeping with this legacy, object information is continually being reviewed, updated, and enriched in order to give greater access to the collection.
Bibliography
Michelle Facos. Swedish Impressionism’s Boston Champion: Anders Zorn and Isabella Stewart Gardner. Exploring Treasures in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum VI. Exh. cat. (Boston: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, 1993), pp. 12-14.
Sven Lidbeck, Anders Zorn Etchings: Catalogue Raisonné (Helsinki, 2007), p. 170, ZG132.
Gallery
Short Gallery
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