Michael Ancher (b. Bornholm 1849, d. Skagen 1927)
A young woman in a long light dress and a hat decorated with flowers waving on Skagen beach. Signed M. A. Oil on canvas. 43×63 cm.
The present painting bares resemblance with the depictions of Peder Severin Krøyer and the Spanish artist Joaquín Sorolla's (1863–1923) of young women on the beach. In the present painting, Ancher has placed the woman right out at the water's edge, where a light sea breeze creates ripples on the water and takes hold of her white summer dress, and the atmosphere of a fresh summer day is almost palpable.
See also lot. no. 118 for another of Michael Ancher's paintings of women on Skagen beach.
Corrected 15/9 2023: Please notice that the measurements have been corrected from 53×63 cm to 43×63 cm.
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Northern Light – the Artists' Colony at Skagen, 18 September 2023