Self portrait with inscription 1904

Self portrait with inscription 1904

Item Information

Title:
Self portrait with inscription 1904
Artist:
Zorn, Anders, 1860-1920
Name on Item:
Zorn
Date:
1904
Format:
Prints
Genre:
Etchings
Self-portraits
Cancellation proofs
Location:
Boston Public Library
Arts Department
Collection (local):
Anders Zorn (1860-1920). Etchings and Other Works
Subjects:
Artists
Writing materials
Zorn, Anders, 1860-1920
Extent:
1 print : etching ; plate mark 16 x 13 cm
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Notes:
Title from catalogue raisonné.
Asplund: A. 185
Additional information accompanying item: Impression of cancelled plate with a single diagonal line that runs across the figure's face, from the top left corner to the bottom right corner.
Additional information from catalogue raisonné: According to the artist's statement there are at least 12 different proofs of this etching with small variations, numbered and inscribed "unique." One of these is in Th. Laurin's collection. Inscription from Mora (Dalecarlia) dialect ("His work shows his will").
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):
On the plate, Zorn 1904 and inscription "Gärdi onums weiser wen an wildä." Plate destroyed.
Impression from the cancelled plate.
Identifier:
18_07_000179
Barcode:
36666003291040