民族之魂与世界之花--安德斯·左恩的绘画艺术

National Spirit and International Flower: Anders Zorn’s Painting of Art

左恩是瑞典乃至北欧地区最具影响力的美术家之一,擅长水彩画、油画和蚀刻版画。左恩吸收了当时世界上最流行的绘画风格,其作品既描绘了瑞典的地域风情和传统文化,也表现了异国他乡的景色和人物。左恩的作品达到了北欧绘画史的另一座高峰,是瑞典民族艺术的奇葩,其影响力更遍及了整个欧美乃至中国。在左恩的绘画作品中,我们能看到艺术家用印象主义和现实主义的表现形式来描绘迷人的北欧自然风景、浓郁的瑞典民族风情、异国他乡的风貌以及世界名人的肖像画作。其绘画艺术,既是瑞典的民族之魂,也是璀璨盛开的世界之花。

Anders Zorn was one of Sweden’s foremost artists. His watercolors, oil paintings and etchings earned him international fame and reputation. Absorbing some of the most popular styles of painting in the world at the time, Zorn depicts in his works not only the regional customs and traditional culture of Sweden, but also the landscape and people from other countries. Zorn’s works represent another peak which Nordic painting has reached and a wonderful flower of Swedish national art, their influence has spread throughout Europe, America and even China. The paintings depict the charming Nordic natural landscapes, Swedish indigenous culture and customs, the exotic scenery and the individual character of international celebrities, using impressionist and realistic techniques. Zorn’s painting of art is not only the emanation of the Swedish national spirit, but also the crystallization of the world.