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With works on-loan from national and international museums and private collections, the exhibition aims to give a comprehensive presentation of one of Sweden's greatest national painters.

Anders Zorn is arguably Sweden's most successful painter of all times. This year marks the 150th year of his birth, which is celebrated in the exhibition Zorn Masterpieces. The exhibition presents the first opportunity in a number of years to experience some eighties works by the artist, including several important international loans.

For Prins Eugens Waldemarsudde, it is a special joy to be able to show the works of Anders Zorn at Waldemarsudde, since Zorn often visited Prince Eugen here, and the Prince in his turn paid several visits to the Zorns in their home at Mora. Zorn and the Prince initially met in France, towards the end of the 1880s, and were on friendly terms from then on. Zorn painted the Prince's portrait and is represented in the Waldemarsudde Art Collections by a number of works.

The exhibition Zorn Masterpieces at Waldemarsudde, October 23 - January 23   2011