H. Chr. Christensen, A Calogue Raisonné of the Works of P. S. Krøyer, 1923, no. 306 (here listed with the dimensions 41×63 cm).

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, Tegninger m.m. af Maleren P. S. Krøyer”, 1905 no. 80. Kunstforeningen, “P. S. Krøyer 1851–1909”, 1910 no. 128. Winkel & Magnussen November 1908 no. 44, ill. p. 10. Winkel & Magnussen September 1918 no. 34, ill. p. 4.

The painting is a study for “Fiskere paa Skagen Strand. Sildig Sommeraften” (Fishermen on Skagen Beach. Late Summer evening), which is located 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.

Provenance: Lawyer W. Johansen, Fredericia (1910). Winkel & Magnussen auction 31, 1925 no. 61, ill. p. 17. Bruun Rasmussen auction 737, 2004 no. 2048, ill. p. 55. Bruun Rasmussen auction 757, 2006 no. 1111, ill. 15.