Anders Zorn (Mora, 1860 - 1920, Mora)
Per Hasselberg, 1891
Etching on laid paper, 33 x 22.2 cm (13 x 8 3/4 in.)
This rectangular, black and white etching is positioned vertically. In it, Zorn portrays the Swedish artist Per Hasselberg in his Paris studio. Hasselberg leans over his model. He is fully dressed in dark trousers, a light jacket and a light-colored, brimmed hat. The model poses on top of a long cabinet. She reclines with her upper body on her back and her lower body twisting forward with her right leg down on the surface; her left foot is down with the knee up. The artist adjusts the model’s pose in preparation for his work. The cabinet is defined by vertical and horizontal lines with horizontal shading. The floor and walls appear white. Some implements appear in the background. The plate is inscribed on the upper right corner, Hos Hasselberg, Stockholm. It is signed in pencil on the lower left corner, Zorn.
Short Gallery
Commentary
Fellow Swedish artist Per Hasselberg (1850–1894) is shown in his Paris studio where Zorn was a frequent visitor. The sculptor adjusts his model’s pose to make a preparatory study for what would become the sculpture Waterlily. By showing a rarely depicted part of an artist’s working process, Zorn also reveals Hasselberg’s model to a provocative viewpoint.
Source: Anders Zorn: A European Artist Seduces America, special exhibition on view in the museum's Hostetter Gallery, February 28 – May, 2013.
Source: Anders Zorn: A European Artist Seduces America, special exhibition on view in the museum's Hostetter Gallery, February 28 – May, 2013.