Anatole France

Anatole France

Item Information

Title:
Anatole France
Description:
Anatole France, pseudonym for Jacques Anatole Thibault, celebrated French writer, b. in Paris 1844. Drawn direct on plate. Zorn has a slight contour sketch. The artist states that this etching was done before the other portraits of the celebrated Frenchman executed in 1906.
Artist:
Zorn, Anders, 1860-1920
Name on Item:
Zorn
Date:
1906
Format:
Prints
Genre:
Etchings
Portrait prints
Location:
Boston Public Library
Arts Department
Collection (local):
Anders Zorn (1860-1920). Etchings and Other Works
Subjects:
Authors
Nobel prizes
France, Anatole, 1844-1924
Extent:
1 print : etching ; plate mark 22 x 16 cm
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Notes:
Title from catalogue raisonné.
Asplund: A. 204
Additional information from catalogue raisonné: Drawn direct on plate. Zorn has a slight contour sketch. The artist states that this etching was done before the other portraits of celebrated Frenchmen executed in 1906.
Notes (acquisition):
Gift; H. C. Merrill; October 20, 1953
Notes (date):
Date from catalogue raisonné.
Notes (citation):
Asplund, Karl. “Zorn’s engraved work : a descriptive catalogue.” Vol. II. Alan Wofsy Fine Arts, 1990, San Francisco.
Notes (object):
Fourth state. With new horizontal and diagonal lines above the thumb.
On the plate, 1906 Zorn. Plate exists.
Identifier:
18_07_000001
Barcode:
36666003815988