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MIKAEL GUSTAFSSON PRESENTS
Self-portrait
Detail from "Självporträtt i rött"
("Self-portrait in red"), 1915
Anders Zorn (1860-1920) is the most well-known Swedish painter. He is famous for his paintings of the people of Dalarna, the part of Sweden where he was born, and his nudes in the open space. He earned a world-wide reputation as a portraitist. He made seven journeys to the USA. His models included three different American presidents. 
In these pages you can see more than fifty of his most famous paintings. The gallery is divided into 4 sections , each containing works along similar themes.



 
I receive a lot of e-mail asking the same questions, so here are my answers to the most...
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Where can I read more about Anders Zorn?
You will find a lot more information about Zorn in the Zorn's museum's home page
www.zorn.se
and in Peter Alsing's Zorn page
www.alsing.com/zorn_sv/

Where can I find books and posters with Anders Zorn
The Zorn museum has an on-line store where you can order books and posters.
www.zorn.se

I think I have a Zorn painting, how do I know it's genuine?
There are a lot of reproductions of Zorn paintings and also some faked ones. You can contact a large auction house that deals with fine art or a large gallery (National Gallery) near you, they often have expertise to see if a painting is genuine or not. If they are unsure they should be able to tell you who to contact. Here in Sweden the Zorn museum are the experts on this matter. www.zorn.se

Where will I find a buyer for it?
Expensive paintings are usually sold through auction houses.

What is its market value?
If you do have a genuine Zorn painting then you are very fortunate. His paintings are usually very popular and could raise up to 1.000.000 USD.


 

                 | Home page | Portraits | People of Dalarna | Nudes | Other subjects |


Some sites that have links to this page:

Stefan Bløndal - Artist / Painter
www.solnen.com - Infos über Schweden und Småland
Studio Products - Art materials

Scandi-Voyage - Tourist information, in French, about Sweden and Norway
MSN Sverige
Bert Christensen's Cyberspace Home
Micke´s hemsida
ArtGate
Åssiden videregående skole
Gandy Gallery -Contemporary Realism
Kulturnät Sverige
Art in Uppsala - webzine in Swedish and English
ArtGallery Hansa
Sigfrid Kapustas hemsida
Anna Margareta
Phone-Soft


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Site designed by Mikael Gustafsson, 1998
The English translations of the titles are in most cases mine
 Visit my home page at www.illustrations.nu
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