1891
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Girl with a Cigarette II is a 1891 ink by Anders Zorn, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a woman with a cigarette, her hair loose and wild. She’s leaning forward, her hand near her face, looking off to the side. The lines are scratchy and uneven, almost like they were drawn in a hurry. The artist used a technique that leaves dark, rough marks—this isn’t smooth paint. The paper has a textured look, like old paper with a visible weave. Want to see more? Check out etching to learn how artists create these bold, scratchy lines.
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.
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