Axel Herman Haig II

Axel Herman Haig II

Item Information

Title:
Axel Herman Haig II
Description:
Axel Herman Haig (Hägg), b. 1835, at Katthammarsvik, in the island of Gottland; prominent etcher, especially of architectural motifs. During Zorn's stay in London in 1882, Haig gave him instruction in the rudiments of etching.
Artist:
Zorn, Anders, 1860-1920
Name on Item:
Z
Date:
1882
Format:
Prints
Genre:
Etchings
Drypoints
Portrait prints
Cancellation proofs
Location:
Boston Public Library
Arts Department
Collection (local):
Anders Zorn (1860-1920). Etchings and Other Works
Subjects:
Artists
Hägg, Axel Herman, 1835-1921
Extent:
1 print : etching and drypoint ; plate mark 25 x 18 cm
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Notes:
Title from catalogue raisonné.
Asplund: A. 2
Additional information accompanying item: Impression of the second plate, cancelled with a short and a long line across the face.
Notes (date):
Date from catalogue raisonné.
Notes (citation):
Asplund, Karl. “Zorn’s engraved work : a descriptive catalogue.” Vol. I. Alan Wofsy Fine Arts, 1990, San Francisco.
Notes (object):
Second state cancelled. The background covered with mostly horizontal lines, 8 of which extend over the right shoulder. The roots of the hair in the middle of the forehead brought lower down by means of about a dozen fresh lines - the modeling of the left side of the face reinforced with horizontal lines. Possibly other small details in the face.
On the plate, Z. Plate destroyed.
Impression from the cancelled plate.
Identifier:
18_07_000022
Barcode:
36666003783830