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ZG 242 - Mona 1911                                                     © Zorngallery.se - Sweden

 

Previous                       Mona                242 Karl Asplund 1920                         in Swedish & English               

International                Mona                152 Hjert & Hjert 1980                        in English & Swedish

Catalogue                     Mona                    -  Loys Delteil 1909                          in French (before 1909)

References                   Mona                    -  Schubert-Soldern                          in German (before 1905)

 

Motif from                    Zorn’s mother Grudd Anna Andersdotter, 1838-1920.

Executed                      In Zorn’s studio in Mora 1911. “Mona” is the Dalecarlian word for mother.

Signed on Plate             Signed “Zorn 1911” on the lower left corner

 

Plate Size                      248 x 177 mm
Plate Crossed                Before 1920 (A)

Plate Archived               With Zorn Collections in Mora, Sweden

 

 

1 état / state – 2-5 copies / Rarity

Den triangulära huvuddukssnibben t.v. i jämnhöjd med näsan är helt vit. Syramärken i bakgrunden, övre hörnen och kanterna.

The triangular corner of the head-kerchief, to the left on a level with the nose, is quite white. Marks of acid on the background, upper corners and the edges.

 

2 état / state – 2-5 copies / Rarity

Huvuddukssnibben skuggad med 3 vertikala och 4 horisontella streck.

The kerchief-corner shaded by 3 vertical and 4 horizontal lines.

 

3 état / state - 30-50 copies / Rare

Reproducerat här. Uppe i övre högra hörnet har tillkommit inskriften MONA. Bakgrunden och kanterna putsade.

Reproduced here. In the upper right hand corner the inscription MONA has been added. The background and the edges cleaned.

 

 

Total number of copies sold at major auctions 1985 - 2006 = 18 copies

 

 

Some major Exhibitions with this etching

1924 Liljevalchs Konsthall (Stockholm)

1930 Liljevalchs Konsthall (Stockholm)

1960 Swedish National Museum (Stockholm)

1979 Spencer Museum of Art (Kansas, USA)

1979 Springfield Art Museum (USA)

1989 Zorn Collections (Mora)

1989 Kunsthalle zu Kiel

1990 Modums Blaafarveværk (Norway)

1990 Kunsthalle München

2002 Zorn Collections (Mora)

 

 

Some Museum Collections with this etching

Art Institute of Chicago – 2 state (1), 3 state (5)

Bibliothéque National de France (Paris) – 3 state

Göteborg Museum of Art – 3 state

Hungarian Nat. Museum (Budapest) – 3 state

Springfield Art Museum (USA) – 3 state

Thielska Art Gallery (Sthlm) – 3 state

Zorn Collections (Mora) – 1 state (1), 2 state (1), 3 state (1)