In addition to large-format figure compositions, the Skagen artist Michael Ancher also produced numerous small-format, atmospheric paintings around 1900, which focus on peculiarities in Skagen’s characteristic landscape. Like many Scandinavian painters, Ancher travelled to Skagen in northern Jutland during the second half of the 19th century in search of unspoilt nature, which he found in the quaint fishing village far removed from the emerging industrialisation and urbanisation of Denmark. His...
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