Anders Zorn

Let us introduce you to Anders Zorn.

Zorn (1860 – 1920) was a Swedish painter and printmaker in etching.
He studied at the Royal Swedish Academy of Arts in Stockholm, Sweden and became well known in his time as a portrait painter.

He painted portraits of two American presidents, Cleveland and Taft, and he made an etching portrait of Teddy Roosevelt.  Zorn is also famous for his nude paintings and his skill at vividly drawing water.

Zorn’s genius spanned the late 19th¬†and early 20th¬†centuries. He was an absolute master of watercolor, oil, sculpture, travel, fun and self-promotion.

 

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