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| Article number | 16678BA |
| Price | 49,90 € |
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Anders Zorn
Sweden's superstar
26.09.2025 - 25.01.2026 | Special Exhibition | Exhibition Catalogue | Language German
For the first time, the Hamburger Kunsthalle presents a representative overview of the multifaceted work of the Swedish artist Anders Zorn (1860–1920), who was among the most famous artists in the world around 1900: He became a real star painter in Europe, and in the United States, in addition to various heads of American high society, two presidents had their portraits painted by him. The exhibition comprises around 150 works, including various masterpieces, but also paintings and watercolours that are rarely shown, his impressive etchings, as well as various photographs created by him. At the invitation of the director of the Kunsthalle, Alfred Lichtwark, Zorn stayed in Hamburg in 1891 to create several atmospheric views of the port, which are also part of the exhibition.
Growing up in modest circumstances in the central Swedish province of Dalarna, the century talent already caused a stir during his years of study at the Stockholm Academy of Art. Early on, Zorn followed his urge to travel: In the 1880s, he travelled to France, Spain, North Africa, and Turkey. And during his years in London, Zorn established himself in the English art market (1882–1885), experienced the breakthrough of Impressionism firsthand in Paris (1888–1896), and stormed the USA starting in 1893. In addition to his sense of contemporary themes, Zorn's unique technical ability was a guarantee of his immense success. His works appear incredibly light-footed and exude a fascinating spontaneity – in contrast to the sometimes elaborate, well-calculated creative process. Initially working almost exclusively as a watercolourist, oil painting increasingly became his primary field of activity from 1887 onwards.
Zorn was a flamboyant, highly versatile artist whose work – especially in thematic terms – is difficult to pin down to a single point. Thus, alongside impressionistic elements, there are also facets that refer to fundamentally different artistic trends of the time, such as salon painting. Cosmopolitan perspectives also run through Zorn's work, but they are repeatedly intersected by motifs from his Swedish homeland of Dalarna, where he settled in 1896. These become increasingly significant in his later works, addressing the naturally lived relationship between humans and nature, and increasingly defining his artistic self-conception as well as his identity.
Hirmer Verlag | Page count 312 | 220 illustrations | Dimensions (L/W) 29/23.5 cm | Language German | Editors Markus Bertsch, Casilda Ybarra Satrústegui | Hardcover
Sweden's superstar
26.09.2025 - 25.01.2026 | Special Exhibition | Exhibition Catalogue | Language German
For the first time, the Hamburger Kunsthalle presents a representative overview of the multifaceted work of the Swedish artist Anders Zorn (1860–1920), who was among the most famous artists in the world around 1900: He became a real star painter in Europe, and in the United States, in addition to various heads of American high society, two presidents had their portraits painted by him. The exhibition comprises around 150 works, including various masterpieces, but also paintings and watercolours that are rarely shown, his impressive etchings, as well as various photographs created by him. At the invitation of the director of the Kunsthalle, Alfred Lichtwark, Zorn stayed in Hamburg in 1891 to create several atmospheric views of the port, which are also part of the exhibition.
Growing up in modest circumstances in the central Swedish province of Dalarna, the century talent already caused a stir during his years of study at the Stockholm Academy of Art. Early on, Zorn followed his urge to travel: In the 1880s, he travelled to France, Spain, North Africa, and Turkey. And during his years in London, Zorn established himself in the English art market (1882–1885), experienced the breakthrough of Impressionism firsthand in Paris (1888–1896), and stormed the USA starting in 1893. In addition to his sense of contemporary themes, Zorn's unique technical ability was a guarantee of his immense success. His works appear incredibly light-footed and exude a fascinating spontaneity – in contrast to the sometimes elaborate, well-calculated creative process. Initially working almost exclusively as a watercolourist, oil painting increasingly became his primary field of activity from 1887 onwards.
Zorn was a flamboyant, highly versatile artist whose work – especially in thematic terms – is difficult to pin down to a single point. Thus, alongside impressionistic elements, there are also facets that refer to fundamentally different artistic trends of the time, such as salon painting. Cosmopolitan perspectives also run through Zorn's work, but they are repeatedly intersected by motifs from his Swedish homeland of Dalarna, where he settled in 1896. These become increasingly significant in his later works, addressing the naturally lived relationship between humans and nature, and increasingly defining his artistic self-conception as well as his identity.
Hirmer Verlag | Page count 312 | 220 illustrations | Dimensions (L/W) 29/23.5 cm | Language German | Editors Markus Bertsch, Casilda Ybarra Satrústegui | Hardcover
