The oil study opens up into a low-ceilinged, dimly lit room. A drowned fisherman is laid out on a plain wooden table with several people grouped around: some fellow fishermen stand at his feet, silent with shock. The family members, anguish and grief etched into their faces and gestures, are huddled around the upper body of the corpse. His sallow face is accentuated by the incoming daylight, while the yellow oilskin stands out glaringly against the muted and dark tones of his surroundings.
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Signatur und Datierung: M. Ancher 95, unten rechts, handschriftlich
Kunsthandel, Dänemark (1957, 2011); MKdW (2017).
10 Jahre MKdW. Meisterwerke, hrsg. von Ulrike Wolff-Thomsen, Ausst.-Kat. Museum Kunst der Westküste, Alkersum/Föhr, Köln 2019, Kat. 38.