Artwork
Ujo malli
Ujo malli is an unspecified painting by the Realist artist Anders Zorn. It dates from 1900 and is held in the collection of the Finnish National Gallery.
About this work
Overview
Anders Zorn’s work titled *Ujo malli* dates from around the turn of the twentieth century. The piece is an oil painting that presents a single figure in a domestic interior, rendered with a focus on material surface and light.
Subject & Meaning
The composition features a nude woman standing within a modest interior. She faces the viewer directly, her hands placed at her sides, while the surrounding space includes a wooden floor, a dark table covered with a cloth, and a white‑framed doorway to the left. The straightforward pose and setting suggest an intimate, unembellished study of the human form.
Technique & Style
Zorn employs a pronounced impasto technique, applying paint in thick, tactile strokes that give both the skin and the background a palpable texture. The visible brushwork creates a sense of volume and emphasizes the interplay of light across the figure and surrounding objects.
History & Provenance
Created circa 1900, *Ujo malli* belongs to the period when Zorn was exploring the nude genre and experimenting with vigorous paint handling. The work’s later ownership and exhibition history remain undocumented in the available sources.
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.
