Artwork
A Fan With the Salomon Sisters
A Fan With the Salomon Sisters is an unspecified painting by the Impressionist artist Anders Zorn. It dates from 1896 and is held in the collection of the Nationalmuseum.
About this work
Overview
A Fan With the Salomon Sisters is a 1896 painting by Anders Zorn, held at the Nationalmuseum.
Subject & Meaning
The painting depicts a hand fan with a vibrant scene on one side, possibly featuring the Salomon sisters in a room with a palm tree, and a subdued, monochromatic image on the other.
Technique & Style
Zorn's use of color and composition creates depth and visual interest, contrasting a lively, multicolored scene with a more subdued, monochromatic one.
Artist & collection
Artist
Anders Leonard Zorn was born in February 1860 in Mora, Dalarna, the illegitimate son of a Bavarian brewer and a Swedish farmer's daughter; his mother died shortly after his birth, and his grandparents raised him.
