Revere Auctions
Los 736
Anders Zorn (Swedish, 1860-1920). Etching on paper titled "Souvenir" or "The Guitar" depicting a nude woman sitting on a bed and playing a guitar, 1895. Pencil signed along the lower right. Signed and dated in plate along the lower right.References:Axel L. Romdahl, "Anders Zorn: Som Etsare" (Kulturhistoriska Forlaget, Stockholm, 1928) page 34, plate D.94, plate A.95.Karl Asplund, "Zorn's Engraved Work, Vol. 1" (Alan Wofsy Fine Arts: San Francisco, 1990), page 150, plate 95.Loys Delteil, "Anders Zorn" (Le Peintre-Graveur Illustre, Paris, 1909), plate 94.Image; height: 9 1/4 in x width: 6 1/4 in. Sheet; height: 7 in x width: 12 1/2 in. Matted; height: 16 1/2 in x width: 12 1/2 in.Condition:The sheet is unevenly toned. There are minute spots of foxing throughout. There is a long tear extending from the lower right edge upwards through the signature; the tear has been reinforced with clear scotch tape along the verso; the tear measures approx. 4 inches in length. The sheet has been trimmed along the lower edge; there is a small area along the lower right corner that was not trimmed; there is one small horizontal tear extending from that are towards the right edge. There is a crease along the upper left corner of the image measuring approx. 1.5 inches in length. There is a semi-circular loss along the upper right edge, visible in the lot listing. The left, right, and lower edges have been reinforced along the verso. There is light skimming to the extreme edges throughout. The sheet is hinged along the upper right and left corner and the upper center along the edge. Light soiling to the verso. The sheet is affixed to a matboard. Not framed.
