Michael Ancher (b. Bornholm 1849, d. Skagen 1927)
Henny Brodersen (1868–1960) with her needlework. Signed M. A. Oil on canvas. 52×41 cm.
Henny Brodersen was P.S. Krøyer's (1851–1909) last great love. She was married to town treasurer (kæmner) Hans Brodersen (1858–1943), and she took care of Marie (1867–1940) and P. S. Krøyer's daughter Vibeke (1895–1985) in the turbulent years after Marie had moved to Sweden with Hugo Alfvén (1872–1960). Henny Brodersen nursed Krøyer to the end and sat together with her husband, Krøyer's daughter Vibeke, and Michael and Anna Ancher (1859–1935) around his deathbed.
Provenance: Bruun Rasmussen auction 608, 1995 no. 37, ill. p. 27.
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Paintings and drawings, 6 December 2023