The Danish artist Michael-Peter Ancher (1849 - 1927) is known for his works of art in the style of impressionism with specific motifs. He began his career by moving to Copenhagen when he attended a drawing school run by the landscape painter Vilhelm Kyhn, which he ran in his private apartment. There he met his wife Anna, who also attended the drawing school. In 1877 the two became engaged and moved together to Skagen, Anna's birthplace.
The painting "Will he do the decoration?" was particularly responsible for his fame. Ancher's painting portrays fishermen on the southern bank of Skagen. It was presented at a spring exhibition in Charlottenburg, where three buyers expressed their interest: the Copenhagen Art Society, the National Art Museum and King Christian IX. Finally, the king included the painting in his collection, inspired by his art-loving wife. The painting found its place in the private dining room in Amalienborg in Copenhagen. By selling the painting, Ancher received a scholarship, which enabled him to marry Anna on 18.08.1880. He then undertook his first trip abroad with his wife via Germany to Vienna. There he was represented with a painting at the First International Art Exhibition. In addition, the newly married couple made connections with other artists such as Peder Severin Krøyer, who also settled in Skagen. During this time, they also founded Skagen Painting together with friends and relatives of his wife, who focused on barren heathlands, dunes and stormy beach scenes, and were both impressionistically and naturally inspired. Among the founding members are Peder Severin Krøyer, Christian Krohg, Viggo Johansen, Karl Madsen, Laurits Tuxen and Karl Locher.
Ancher's paintings are characterized by people who either indicate or display an alarm, giving the viewer the freedom of interpretation to consider what might attract the attention of the person depicted. His last painting is "Drowning", painted in 1896. It is a homage to the hero Lars Kruse who drowned in 1894. There are three versions of this: The original is still in the royal collection and one version is in Skagen's museum, which was founded in Brøndum's dining room in 1908, during Ancher's lifetime.
The Danish artist Michael-Peter Ancher (1849 - 1927) is known for his works of art in the style of impressionism with specific motifs. He began his career by moving to Copenhagen when he attended a drawing school run by the landscape painter Vilhelm Kyhn, which he ran in his private apartment. There he met his wife Anna, who also attended the drawing school. In 1877 the two became engaged and moved together to Skagen, Anna's birthplace.
The painting "Will he do the decoration?" was particularly responsible for his fame. Ancher's painting portrays fishermen on the southern bank of Skagen. It was presented at a spring exhibition in Charlottenburg, where three buyers expressed their interest: the Copenhagen Art Society, the National Art Museum and King Christian IX. Finally, the king included the painting in his collection, inspired by his art-loving wife. The painting found its place in the private dining room in Amalienborg in Copenhagen. By selling the painting, Ancher received a scholarship, which enabled him to marry Anna on 18.08.1880. He then undertook his first trip abroad with his wife via Germany to Vienna. There he was represented with a painting at the First International Art Exhibition. In addition, the newly married couple made connections with other artists such as Peder Severin Krøyer, who also settled in Skagen. During this time, they also founded Skagen Painting together with friends and relatives of his wife, who focused on barren heathlands, dunes and stormy beach scenes, and were both impressionistically and naturally inspired. Among the founding members are Peder Severin Krøyer, Christian Krohg, Viggo Johansen, Karl Madsen, Laurits Tuxen and Karl Locher.
Ancher's paintings are characterized by people who either indicate or display an alarm, giving the viewer the freedom of interpretation to consider what might attract the attention of the person depicted. His last painting is "Drowning", painted in 1896. It is a homage to the hero Lars Kruse who drowned in 1894. There are three versions of this: The original is still in the royal collection and one version is in Skagen's museum, which was founded in Brøndum's dining room in 1908, during Ancher's lifetime.
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