Red Stockings  1914

by Anders Zorn

Born out of wedlock to a Swedish brewery maid and a German master-brewer, Anders Zorn (literally 'anger' in German) fought his way in the art world and became a successful artist with a fashionable clientele in both Europe and America. Yet, despite his fame, Zorn never turned away from his modest origins. In fact, he promoted local traditions from his native M...

Size: 
120,5 x 91cm
Medium: 
Oil on canvas
Credit: 
Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons