Anders Zorn: Self-portrait in red 1915

Anders Zorn (February 18, 1860, Mora – August 22, 1920) was a Swedish painter and printmaker in etching who painted portraits of, among others, three American Presidents, including Grover Cleveland in 1899. The Zorn Collections in Mora (Dalecarlia, Sweden) is a museum dedicated to the works of Anders Zorn. He has become famous for his nude paintings and vivid depictions of water. Some of Zorn's most important works can be seen at Nationalmuseum (National Museum of Fine Arts), in Stockholm, Sweden. There is also a painting by him at Musée d'Orsay in Paris. Image File history File links Anders_Zorn_-_Självporträtt_i_rött_(1915). ... Image File history File links Anders_Zorn_-_Självporträtt_i_rött_(1915). ... February 18 is the 49th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1860 is the leap year starting on Sunday. ... Mora can mean: Cameroon Mora, Cameroon Costa Rica Mora Canton Portugal Mora, Portugal Sweden Mora, Sweden - a municipality of Dalarna County in Sweden Mora Court District - a district of Dalecarlia in Sweden United States Mora, Minnesota, United States Mora County, New Mexico, United States Mora (linguistics): A unit of sound... August 22 is the 234th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (235th in leap years), with 131 days remaining. ... Year 1920 (MCMXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday. ... Printmaking is a process for producing a work of art in ink; the work (called a print) is created indirectly, through the transfer of ink from the surface upon which the work was originally drawn or otherwise composed. ... Etching is an intaglio method of printmaking in which the image is incised into the surface of a metal plate using an acid. ... Stephen Grover Cleveland (March 18, 1837 – June 24, 1908) was the 22nd (1885–1889) and 24th (1893–1897) President of the United States, and the only President to serve two non-consecutive terms. ... Year 1899 (MDCCCXCIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar). ... The Zorn Collections, or Zornsamlingarna, is a Swedish state museum, located in Mora, dedicated to preserving the works by painter Anders Zorn. ... Mora is a Municipality in Dalarna County, in central Sweden. ... Swedish Nationalmuseum, seen across the water from the Royal Castle in Stockholm. ...   (IPA: ; UN/LOCODE: SE STO) is the capital of Sweden, and consequently the site of its Government and Parliament as well as the residence of the Swedish head of state, King Carl XVI Gustaf. ... --67. ...

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