- Anna Ancher
Anna Kirstine Brøndum Ancher (
August 18 ,1859 –April 15 ,1935 ), was the only one of the "Skagen Painters " that was actually born inSkagen ,Denmark .Anna Ancher was born and grew up in the northernmost area of Jutland, called
Skagen (the Skaw). Her talent became obvious at an early age and she grew acquainted with pictorial art via the many artists who settled to paint inSkagen .Anna Ancher studied drawing for 3 years at the
Vilhelm Kyhn College of Painting inCopenhagen . However, Anna Ancher developed her own style and was a pioneer in observing the interplay of different colours in natural light.She also studied drawing in
Paris at the atelier ofPierre Puvis de Chavannes along with Marie Triepcke, who would marryPeder Severin Krøyer , another Skagen painter. In 1880 she married fellow painterMichael Ancher , whom she met inSkagen . They had one daughter,Helga Ancher .Despite pressure from society that married women should devote themselves to household duties, she continued painting after marriage.
Anna Ancher is considered to be one of the great Danish pictorial artists by virtue of her abilities as a character painter and colourist. Anna Ancher's art found its expression in Nordic art's modern breakthrough towards a more truthful depiction of reality, e.g. in
Blue Ane (1882) andThe Girl in the Kitchen (1883-1886).Anna Ancher preferred to paint interiors and simple themes from the everyday lives of the
Skagen people and fishermen, women and children, and she was intensely preoccupied with exploring light and colour, e.g.Interior with Clematis (1913). She also created more complex compositions such asA Funeral (1891). Anna Ancher's works have often represented Danish art abroad.She was awarded the
Tagea Brandt Rejselegat in 1924.ee also
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List of Danish painters External links
* [http://www.zeno.org/Kunstwerke/A/Ancher,+Anna Paintings and drawings by Anna Ancher]
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