Artwork
Seaward Skerries
Seaward Skerries is an ink print by Anders Zorn. It dates from 1913 and is held in the collection of the National Gallery of Art.
About this work
Overview
Seaward Skerries is an etching by Anders Zorn, created in 1913 on laid Van Gelder paper.
Subject & Meaning
The print depicts two figures by the water's edge, one standing with arms raised on a rocky shore, the other crouching beside a tangled mass, possibly seaweed or driftwood.
Technique & Style
The etching features rough, textured marks and jagged strokes, conveying a sense of movement and shape through its grainy, sketchy quality.
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.
