P. S. Krøyer (b. Stavanger 1851, d. Skagen 1909)
“Fisker set fra venstre, liggende i Sandet med Hovedet bøjet helt ned mod Armene, saa Ansigtet ikke ses”. Fisherman lying in the sand. Signed and dated S. K. Skagen 83. Oil on canvas laid on canvas. 43×64 cm.
H. Chr. Christensen, A Catalogue Raisonné of the Works of P.S. Krøyer, 1923, no. 307.
The painting is a study for “Fiskere paa Skagen Strand. Sildig Sommeraften” (Fishermen on Skagen Beach. Late Summer evening) at The National Gallery of Denmark (Inv. No. KMS1233). Krøyer painted this in the summer of 1883. Here, a group of fishermen can be seen placed in the foreground, and Krøyer has worked with placing them in different positions - one standing, one sitting and three fishermen in different lying positions. The author Henrik Pontoppidan (1857–1943) visited Skagen in the summer of 1883 and followed the creation of the painting. Pontoppidan and several of Krøyer's artist colleagues devoutly admired Krøyer's struggle against time to capture the very specific “l'heure bleu” atmosphere.
Exhibited: Københavns Rådhus (Copenhagen City Hall), “Raadhusudstillingen af Dansk Kunst til 1890”, 1901 no. 956A (two studies for “Fiskere paa Skagen Strand, Sildig Sommeraften”). Charlottenborg, “En Samling Malerier, Studier og Tegninger af maleren P. S. Krøyer”, 1905 no. 81. Kunstforeningen, “P. S. Krøyer 1851–1909”, 1910 no. 128.
Illustrated: Alba Schwartz, “Skagen, Den Nye Tid i Oplevelser og Indtryk”, 1912, vol. I, p. 143.
Provenance: Lawyer W. Johansen, Fredericia (1910). Bruun Rasmussen auction 526, 1989 no. 55, ill. p. 48.
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