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Anders Zorn
Estimate
60,000 - 80,000 USD
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Description
- Anders Zorn
- Fountain Figure II: Standing Naked Girl
- signed Zorn, inscribed Mora, and dated 1911 (on the base); inscribed with the foundry mark Otto Meyer fud (on the side of the base)
- bronze
- height: 40 1/4 in.
- height: 102 cm
Provenance
Sale: Stockholms Auktionsverk, Stockholm, December 3-5, 2003, lot 2453
Swedish Private Collection (acquired at the above sale, and sold, Sotheby's, London, June 27, 2007, lot 420, illustrated)
Acquired at the above sale
Swedish Private Collection (acquired at the above sale, and sold, Sotheby's, London, June 27, 2007, lot 420, illustrated)
Acquired at the above sale
Literature
Gerda Boëthius, Zorn, Stockholm, 1949, pp. 483-4, 553
Birgitta Sandström, Skulptören Anders Zorn, Mora, 1999, pp. 7-9, 105-8
Birgitta Sandström, Skulptören Anders Zorn, Mora, 1999, pp. 7-9, 105-8
Condition
Overall in good condition and presentation, attractively finished and recently lightly cleaned, to remove some areas of verdigris tarnish. There are very small traces of plaster from casting in some small recesses, particularly in the ear and chin.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
Better known for his paintings, it was in fact sculpture that originally fascinated Anders Zorn, so much so that he applied to the Royal Academy of Arts in Stockholm first and foremost to be a sculptor. He retained this passion throughout his life, and in a number of his self-portraits painted himself as a sculptor.
Only three known copies of Fountain Figure II exist: aside from the present work, one is in the Zornsamlingarna in Mora and one was given as a gift to the artist's close friend Carl Larsson in 1912.
On receiving the sculpture, Carl Larsson is alleged to have written: "My life as an artist is now wronged: I can do nothing, I have no desire to create, I am completely crushed by the beautiful bronze girl you made and gave me! I just keep walking around her, stroking her. I detest my own work - I say to hell with it! What luck that I believe in the theory of re-incarnation. In my next life I shall be born as an Anders Zorn."
Carl Larsson painted a self portrait in front of the bronze girl shortly after receiving the gift and then placed it in the so called "holy corner" at his home where it has since remained (fig. 1).
Only three known copies of Fountain Figure II exist: aside from the present work, one is in the Zornsamlingarna in Mora and one was given as a gift to the artist's close friend Carl Larsson in 1912.
On receiving the sculpture, Carl Larsson is alleged to have written: "My life as an artist is now wronged: I can do nothing, I have no desire to create, I am completely crushed by the beautiful bronze girl you made and gave me! I just keep walking around her, stroking her. I detest my own work - I say to hell with it! What luck that I believe in the theory of re-incarnation. In my next life I shall be born as an Anders Zorn."
Carl Larsson painted a self portrait in front of the bronze girl shortly after receiving the gift and then placed it in the so called "holy corner" at his home where it has since remained (fig. 1).