Carl Fredrik Liljevalch
Medium
Etching; fourth state of five
Dimensions
Plate: 7 13/16 × 5 7/8 in. (19.8 × 14.9 cm) Sheet: 14 3/8 × 11 1/8 in. (36.5 × 28.2 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of David Keppel, 1917
Accession Number
17.21.78
Tags
Art Historical Context
Anders Zorn's *Carl Fredrik Liljevalch*, created in 1909, is a masterful etching capturing the likeness of Swedish industrialist and art patron Carl Fredrik Liljech Jr. This intimate portrait exemplifies Zorn's prowess as one of the foremost printmakers of his era, blending realism with a luminous sensitivity to light and texture. the time, Zorn was at the height of his international fame, having transitioned from painting and watercolor to etching, a medium that allowed him to explore intricate details and tonal subtleties on a smaller scale. As the fourth state of five, this impression reve...
About the Artist
Anders Zorn|Carl Fredrik Liljevalch Jr. · 1860–1920
Anders Zorn (1860–1920), one of Sweden's most celebrated artists, was born on February 18 in Utmeland near Mora in Dalarna, and raised on his maternal grandparents' farm in the nearby hamlet of Yvraden. Displaying prodigious talent from a young age, he attended school in Mora Strand until age twelve, followed by secondary grammar school in Enköping, where he excelled in drawing people and horses. ...