Anders Zorn
(February 18, 1860 – August 22, 1920) was a
Swedish painter and printmaker in etching.
Zorn was born in Mora, Dalarna. He studied at
Royal Swedish Academy of Arts in Stockholm, Sweden
from 1875-1880. He became an international success
as one of the most acclaimed portrait painters of
his era. His sitters included three American
Presidents, one of whom was Grover Cleveland in
1899. Zorn is also famous for his nude paintings
and vivid depictions of water. Some of his
most important works can be seen at Nationalmuseum
(National Museum of Fine Arts) in Stockholm. Among
them is Midsummer Dance (1897), a depiction of
dancers in the evening light of a rural Midsummer
Eve celebration. Other museums holding works by
Zorn include the Musée d'Orsay in Paris and the
Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. The
Zorn Collections in Mora (Dalarna County, Sweden)
is a museum dedicated to the works of Anders Zorn.
It was designed by Ragnar Östberg and opened in
1939.
