Swedish painter Anders Zorn became widely known primarily as a brilliant portrait artist. He traveled in Europe a great deal, and his oil portraits were a huge success in all of the countries there. SavvaMamontov, who is depicted in this painting, was a prominent industrialist and patron from Moscow. He actively supported different kinds of art and helped many artists, actors, and musicians. Mamontov donated huge amounts of money for the development of culture. His name is linked with the golden age of the Abramtsevo estate in the Moscow region. By the end of the 19th century, this estate had turned into a unique cultural center, where the most prominent Russian artists, such as Ilya Repin, Victor Vasnetsov, Valentin Serov, Konstantin Korovin, Mikhail Vrubel, and many others lived and worked. In the portrait from Zorn’s brush, Mamontov impresses us with the power and energy radiating through his image. This work, which is painted in a free and masterful manner, precisely conveys the individuality of the model in all his psychological expressiveness, naturalness, and strength. The artist creates shape freely and dynamically with a wide brush stroke, giving the form a moldable expressiveness while working with an almost monochromatic color scheme. It is also important to note that before becoming a painter, Zorn studied sculpture for a while. The painting was ordered by the management of the Yaroslavl railways for the building of the Yaroslavsky railway terminal in Moscow.Swedish painter Anders Zorn became widely known primarily as a brilliant portrait artist. He traveled in Europe a great deal, and his oil portraits were a huge success in all of the countries there. SavvaMamontov, who is depicted in this painting, was a prominent industrialist and patron from Moscow. He actively supported different kinds of art and helped many artists, actors, and musicians. Mamontov donated huge amounts of money for the development of culture. His name is linked with the golden age of the Abramtsevo estate in the Moscow region. By the end of the 19th century, this estate had turned into a unique cultural center, where the most prominent Russian artists, such as Ilya Repin, Victor Vasnetsov, Valentin Serov, Konstantin Korovin, Mikhail Vrubel, and many others lived and worked. In the portrait from Zorn’s brush, Mamontov impresses us with the power and energy radiating through his image. This work, which is painted in a free and masterful manner, precisely conveys the individuality of the model in all his psychological expressiveness, naturalness, and strength. The artist creates shape freely and dynamically with a wide brush stroke, giving the form a moldable expressiveness while working with an almost monochromatic color scheme. It is also important to note that before becoming a painter, Zorn studied sculpture for a while. The painting was ordered by the management of the Yaroslavl railways for the building of the Yaroslavsky railway terminal in Moscow.