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Zorn was born in Yvraden, a hamlet in the village
of Utmeland in the parish of Mora, Dalarna, and was raised on his
grandparents' farm in Yvraden. He studied at the age of twelve in the
school at Mora Strand before progressing during the autumn of 1872 to
a secondary grammar school in Enköping.
From 1875–1880 Zorn studied at Royal Swedish Academy of Arts in
Stockholm, Sweden. He traveled extensively to London, Paris, the
Balkans, Spain, Italy and the United States, becoming an international
success as one of the most acclaimed painters of his era. While his
early works were often brilliant, luminous watercolors, by 1887 he had
switched firmly to oils. Zorn painted portraits, scenes depicting
rustic life and customs. Zorn is also famous for his nude paintings
and realistic depictions of water.
It was primarily his skill as a portrait painter that gained Zorn
international acclaim based principally upon his incisive ability to
depict the individual character of his model. His subjects included
three American Presidents, one of whom was Grover Cleveland in 1899.
At 29, he was made Chevalier of the Légion d'honneur at the Exposition
Universelle 1889 Paris World Fair.
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