Omnibus by Anders Zorn

In this episode we talk about Anders Zorn and his painting "Omnibus I" which is in the Nationalmuseum in Stockholm. Zorn is a very interesting artist, not least because of artistic entrepreneurship in the early industrial society: he was born out of wedlock to a single mother in Dalecarlia and died as one of the wealthiest men in Sweden. In between lies a career that stands out through wise business decisions and the ability to adapt to different markets.

This painting is one of the works that became Zorn's ticket to a successful career on the other side of the Atlantic. The motif of passengers on the omnibus in Paris was painted in two versions and was also been distributed in the form of graphic sheets. The first version is nowadays at the National Museum in Stockholm. The second version was shown at the World's Fair in Chicago in 1893 and was sold to the American art collector Isabella Stewart Gardner from Boston, where it is still part of the museum collection.

Join us in the fascinating story, that brings us to 19th century Paris, learn more about this painting from Montmartre and how Anders Zorn established his career in the United States.

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