
Study for Isabella Stewart Gardner in Venice
1894
Anders Zorn
(Mora, 1860 - 1920, Mora)
Pencil and red chalk on paper
This delicate little sketch of Isabella may have been a preparatory drawing for Anders Zorn’s portrait in oil, in the Short Gallery on the second floor. As in the final version, Gardner’s face is portrayed from the right; with her open mouth and curious look, she seems to engage directly with us.
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