Anna Ancher
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Anna Ancher was a Danish artist associated with the Skagen Painters, an artist colony on the northern point of Jylland, Denmark. She is considered one of Denmark's greatest visual artists.
Photo by Frederik Riise
Anna Ancher, self-portrait, c. 1877–78
Sunlight in the Blue Room (Solskin i den blå stue), Ancher's most famous painting
Anna Ancher painting at her easel, painted by Karl Madsen
Sunlight in the Blue Room
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Sunlight in the Blue Room is an 1891 painting by Anna Ancher, an innovative Danish painter who was a central figure with the Skagen Painters. With its many shades of blue and the sunlight pouring thro
Anna Ancher
…Denmark Died 15 April 1935 (aged 75) Skagen, Denmark Education Vilhelm Kyhn College of Painting Pierre Puvis de Chavannes Known for Painting Notable work Sunlight in the Blue Room Harvesters Movement Impressionist Spouse Michael Ancher (m. 1880; died 1927) Children Helga Ancher Awards Ingenio et Arti (1939) Tagea Brandt Rejselegat…
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