Anna Ancher (b. Skagen 1859, d. s.p. 1935)
“Vorherre modtager det døde Barn”. Our Lord receives the dead child. Signed and dated A. Ancher 1910–17. Oil on canvas. 86 × 118 cm.
Exhibited: Charlottenborg 1918 no. 14.
Provenance: Bruun Rasmussen auction 877, 2018 no. 31, ill. p. 40.
Anna Ancher has also previously dealt with Death in her art. In the painting “Sorg” (Grief) from 1902, for instance, a young nude girl wrapped in her long hair kneels together with Ane Brøndum (Anna Ancher's mother) in prayer at a cross on the heath at dusk. The mood in this painting, as the title also suggests, is full of loss and grief. The present painting here is quite different. With its bright colours, it depicts our Lord as an All-father who with open arms embraces his small child. By the Lord’s side are smiling and happy children who with flowers welcome their new friend/“playmate”.
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Pioneering Women Artists, 4 March 2024
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