It was just as exciting as always to make our annual pilgrimage to the Zorn Museum in Mora. But it was a nice change to visit when it wasn't freezing and when it did have lots of visitors including many families with infants (Sweden is more family-friendly logistically, socially and politically)! See the compound above, the house below and the studio below that. The top photo shows you a bit of a typical sky during our visit: Sweden's coolest and rainiest summer in about 20 years. Such a relief for us Chicagoans during this season's extreme heat and drought.
The traveling exhibit introduced me to a contemporary of Zorn's: Julia Beck (1853 - 1934). The fact of her being one of those rare women artists of her time stirred me more than her work. However, I did find one of her paintings really exceptional. Looks like the Museum's website bio is only in Swedish, so here is some useful info about her from a blog called "Swedish Thoughts." To me, seeing her paintings just reinforced what a master artist I consider Anders Zorn to have been. That is his sculpture (probably a replica of the real one inside the museum) below, just outside his studio.
2 comments:
This looks like a wonderful place to visit.
The museum is nicely designed too.
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