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Michael Ancher
1849 – 1927
About this person
Wikipedia SummaryMichael Peter Ancher was a Danish realist artist, widely known for his paintings of fishermen, the Skagerrak and the North Sea, and other scenes from the Danish fishing community in Skagen.
Biographical & Professional Details
Date of birth
June 9, 1849
Bornholm
Date of death
September 19, 1927
Skagen
Citizenship
Kingdom of Denmark
Occupations & fields
painter
Awards & honours
Eckersberg MedalThorvaldsen MedalKnight of the Order of the Dannebrog
Notable works
The Lifeboat is Taken through the DunesChristmas Day 1900Art JudgesPortrait of my wifeWill He Round the Point?
- Field and occupation
- dánský malíř
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