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Michael Ancher
b. Bornholm 1849, d. Skagen 1927
"To Damer ved Nordstranden. Solnedgang".
Two women in the sunset at Skagen Nordstrand
(Skagen Beach). Marie Dinesen (to the
left) and Anna Bitsch (née Saxild) strolling
along Skagen Nordstand in the sunset. Signed
and dated Mich. Ancher 07. Oil on canvas.
79 x 111 cm.
Michael Ancher worked with the charming motif of
the ladies on the beach several times. In 2006 Bruun
Rasmussen sold two smaller versions from 1905 and
1908. The early one showing only Marie Dinesen on
the beach, the later one both ladies - here Anna Bitsch
is wearing her hat instead of carrying it in her right
hand as in the present work.
The painting here easily compares to works of P. S.
Krøyer with beautiful women in summer dresses
strolling on the beach in the sunlight or in the
evening atmosphere, The "l'heure bleu".
Ancher displays how skilfully he handles the colours,
the light and the composition and manages to create
nothing less than the essence of the Skagen feeling.
Ancher is especially known for his paintings of the
local people of Skagen, first and foremost fishermen
and their wifes, but as time went by he started to include
young and well-dressed women from the
middle classes. At the end of the 19th century Skagen
became a popular place for wealthy Copenhageners to
spend their summer holidays. The well-off summer
guests now both appeared in the paintings and
bought them as souvenirs reminding them of warm
and happy days in Skagen.
DKK 2.000.000-3.000.000 / € 268.000-402.000
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