Michael Ancher (b. Bornholm 1849, d. Skagen 1927)
A young woman. Study for “Askepot” (Cinderella). Signed M. A. Oil on panel. 32×24 cm.
The present painting is a study for the painting “Askepot” (Cinderella) from 1880/82, which is located in Michael Ancher's studio on Markvej, Skagen (Inv.no. HAF 199). That one Elisabeth Fabritius, A Catalogue Raisonné of the Works of Michael Ancher, 1992, no. 220. Ancher used several young Skagen women as models for “Askepot”, both Helene Christensen (1857–1922), Tine Nordmann (1866–1949) and Louise Hallgren.
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