For several summers, starting in 1883, the Swedish painter Oscar Björck resided in the Danish artist colony at Skagen on the northern tip of Jutland. The hard life in the fishing villages is one of his favourite subjects, along with the more carefree existence of the artists in the colony. For the Danish artists there, including P.S. Krøyer and Anna and Michael Ancher, the study of light was essential, as it was for Björk. His painting of a young man perched on a fence playing the accordion, turned away from the viewer, portrays the effects of the low, warm evening light on the sand dunes. The sun is reflected in the window on the side of the house.