III/III
II/III
I/III
Axel Herman Haig III
1884
390 x 261 mm
Axel Herman Haig 1835 - 1921 (Swedish: Axel Herman Hägg) was a Swedish-born artist, illustrator and architect who had been living in England for 30 years at the time of the portrait.
His paintings, illustrations and etchings, which he produced for himself and on behalf of many of the most important architects of the Victorian era, made him the "Piranesi of Gothic Revival".
He was a member of the Royal Society of Painters-Etchers in England. During Zorn's stay in London in 1882, Haig taught him the basics of etching.
Anders Zorn etched Haig three times as a token of his gratitude (001, 002, 015).
Catalogue:
Schubert-Soldern 9 »Der Radierer Axel Herman Hägg am Arbeitstisch«
Loys Delteil 17 »Axel Herman Hägg III«
Karl Asplund 15 »Axel Herman Haig III«
Hjert & Hjert 13 »Axel Herman Hägg III«
Sven Lidbeck 15 »Axel Herman Hägg III«
III States
I/III
Art Institute of
Chicago
Shirt without button placket. No signature.
II/III
The Metropolitan
Museum of Art
Signature "Zorn 84" and numerous details in the background and on the table as well as button placket on the shirt added.
New state
III/III
Art Institute of
Chicago
Schu.-Sol. 9
Delteil 17 II/II
Asplund 15 II/II
H&H 13 II/II
Lidbeck 15 II/II
Additional strokes under the crook of the right arm and in the foreground. Edges sanded and corners rounded.
New State
The newly discovered second state has not yet been mentioned or illustrated in any of the published catalogues. It was found in the digitised collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art (accession number: 53.628.19) and the collection of the National Museum in Stockholm (inventory number: NMG 862/1892).
The difference between the new second state and the third state, which was previously listed as the second, is clearly recognisable above and next to the artist's signature (see bottom left).
