Carl Larsson (second from left) and Anders Zorn (right) |
Anders Zorn, Self Portrait |
Anders Zorn, Self Portrait |
According to Aslplund, "He did not care to talk about the theory of art; his theory was simple enough. He once explained to me the joy he felt in revealing the beauty of a subject through his brush, in making the spectator stop and look at Nature in a new way, a Nature more rich and beautiful —more 'Zornesque.'"
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From Karl Asplund's 1921 book, Anders Zorn: His Life And Work
The big Anders Zorn exhibition is currently in San Francisco, and will come to the National Academy Museum in New York on February 27.
There's a new catalog available that I will soon be reviewing.
I think I can sympathise with that viewpoint. Certain artists might want to show nature as it is, or else depict something that isn't natural at all. I find myself more and more drawn to the more mannered and stylized versions of realism - nature as it should be (according to the artist).
ReplyDeleteThat's artist Albert Engström on the left in that photo (who did beautiful work) and Karin Larsson in between Carl and Zorn - a wonderful artist and designer who is finally beginning to get her due here in Sweden. Karin Larsson's World by Lena Rydin is a recently published book that I recommend if you're interested in the other half of this famous artistic couple.
ReplyDeleteBack to Zorn, ever you get the chance to see his work in person - take it! As impressive as it is, it's even more stunning up close...