Anders Zorn monograph and retrospective highlight Sweden's underrated naturalist master

In 2013, a significant monograph on Anders Zorn was released alongside his retrospective at the Legion of Honor in San Francisco, which later traveled to the National Academy Museum in New York during the spring of 2014. Zorn, who was born in Mora, Sweden in 1860, first gained acclaim at the Paris Salon in 1882 with his work 'The Cousins' before relocating to London. At 27, he began painting in oils in St Ives, Cornwall, and spent a decade in Paris starting in 1888, where he honed his unique style. He created 550 portraits, including those of three U.S. presidents, and 300 etchings. His notable works include the 1895 bronze 'Jewel Box' and plein-air nudes from Stockholm's archipelago. The monograph, published by Skira Rizzoli for $60, includes essays by Johan Cederlund, Hans Henrik Brummer, Per Hedström, and James A. Ganz. Zorn passed away in 1920.