Emma Rasmussen
1904
Medium
Etching; only state
Dimensions
Plate: 7 7/8 × 5 7/8 in. (20 × 15 cm) Sheet: 11 7/16 × 8 7/8 in. (29 × 22.5 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Bequest of Blanche S. Guggenheim, 1953
Accession Number
53.628.7
Tags
Art Historical Context
Anders Zorn's *Emma Rasmussen* (1904) is a masterful etching that captures the intimate essence of its female subject with remarkable sensitivity. Created as a single-state print—meaning no revisions were made to the plate—this work exemplifies Zorn's prowess in the medium. Measuring just 7 7/8 × 5 7/8 inches on the plate, it invites close viewing, revealing the Swedish artist's virtuoso use of line and tone to convey texture, light, and subtle expression. Housed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Drawings and Prints department, it entered the collection through the bequest of Blanche S. Gugg...
About the Artist
Anders Zorn · 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. ...