The painting "A first" was one of Anders Zorn's first experiments Portraying nude models in the open air. He Was fascinated by the waves, the water reflections, the shifting weight, and the colors of the flesh as the woman and child wade into the shallow water.
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| Anders Zorn, a first, gouache, 1888, 76x56 cm, (29.92 in x 22.05 in) at the Nationalmuseum, Blasieholmen , Stockholm. |
Zorn Said, "My model was in Stockholm staying at a shoemaker's family with Many Children When I came along and Asked to borrow a boy. The shoemaker hAD nothing contre Being rid of one for a while. The boy That suited me was sickly and close to death anyway. Aim what an effect fresh air hAD were naked body. a couple of weeks later, I returned the boy and He was so healthy and rosy-checked That His Parents Hardly reconnu _him_. "
The original version of this gouache painting of a medal won, goal Zorn Decided to rework it. He est devenu so dissatisfied with the outcome That he angrily folded it and hacked it to pieces. A fellow artist, Christian Eriksson, Gathered the fragments and put 'em back together. It is now regarded a masterwork of face painting
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Books.
Anders Zorn: Sweden's Master Painter 
ANDERS ZORN: A European Artist Seduces America 
