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Michael Ancher Painting on the Shore
  • Michael Ancher Painting on the Shore

    TitleMichael Ancher Painting on the Shore
  • Technique/ MaterialOil on canvas
  • DimensionsDimensions: (h x b) 47 x 37 cm
    Frame: (h x b x dj) 60 x 49 x 7 cm
  • DatingSigned 1901
  • Artist/Maker Artist: Anna Ancher, Danish, born 1859, dead 1935
  • Depicted PersonMichael Ancher, Danish, born 1849, dead 1927
  • CategoryPaintings, Paintings
  • Inventory No.NM 2685
  • AcquisitionGift 1928 Minister Wilhelm Hansen, Copenhagen
  • Description
    Artist/Maker
    Images and media

    Anna Ancher painted her husband at work on the beach at Skagen. The image demonstrates how artists went outdoors to paint during even the coldest season and that they also painted large canvases in the open air, not only small studies.