Artwork
Dalecarlian Peasant (Lavards Anders)
Dalecarlian Peasant (Lavards Anders) is an ink print by Anders Zorn. It dates from 1919 and is held in the collection of the National Gallery of Art.
About this work
Overview
Dalecarlian Peasant (Lavards Anders) is an etching on Van Gelder laid paper by Anders Zorn, dated to 1919, and part of the collection at the National Gallery of Art in Washington.
Subject & Meaning
The etching portrays a Dalecarlian peasant, identified as Lavards Anders, dressed in a fur-lined hat and coat. His face, etched with wrinkles, conveys a serious expression, inviting scrutiny of the individual.
Technique & Style
Zorn employed bold lines and expressive shading to achieve a sense of texture and depth. The realistic rendering focuses on the subject's attire folds, hat shape, and facial details, set against a blank background to direct viewer attention.
History & Provenance
Created in 1919, the work is now held in the permanent collection of the National Gallery of Art, Washington.
Artist & collection
Artist
Anders Leonard Zorn was born in February 1860 in Mora, Dalarna, the illegitimate son of a Bavarian brewer and a Swedish farmer's daughter; his mother died shortly after his birth, and his grandparents raised him.
