1913
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Seaward Skerries is a 1913 ink by Anders Zorn, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows two people by the water. One stands on a rocky shore, arms raised, while the other crouches beside a large, tangled mass—maybe seaweed or driftwood. The lines are scratchy and uneven, like they were drawn quickly with a sharp tool. The artist used a technique that leaves rough, textured marks, giving everything a grainy, almost sketchy feel. The focus isn’t on smooth details but on quick, jagged strokes that still suggest movement and shape. Next, check out etching to see how artists like this one create prints with acid and metal plates.
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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