Rosita Mauri
Medium
Etching; third state of five
Dimensions
Plate: 9 7/16 × 6 1/4 in. (24 × 15.9 cm) Sheet: 12 11/16 × 9 9/16 in. (32.2 × 24.3 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1917
Accession Number
17.3.669
Tags
Art Historical Context
Created in 1889 by Swedish artist Anders Zorn, this etching presents a sensitive portrait of Rosita Mauri. The work captures the sitter with the economical yet expressive line typical of Zorn’s printmaking, emphasizing character and presence over elaborate detail. As the third state of five, the print reveals the artist’s careful process of refining the copper plate between successive impressions. Etching allowed Zorn to achieve rich tonal contrasts and delicate textures within a compact format—the plate measures just over nine by six inches. This medium was especially valued in the late nine...
About the Artist
Anders Zorn|Rosita Mauri · 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. ...