Anna Ancher

(1859–1935) dansk målare

Anna Ancher (1859–1935) is listed in the catalogue as a painter. By year of birth, Anna Ancher belongs to the chapter ‘Post-Impressionism and Symbolism’ in this site’s history of art.

Anna Ancher was born in Skagen and died in Skagen. The teachers included Vilhelm Kyhn, Karl Madsen, and Michael Ancher. Wikidata associates Anna Ancher with Impressionism. Anna Ancher became a member of Skagen Painters. The awards include Tagea Brandt Rejselegat, Eckersberg Medal, and Ingenio et arti.

The best-known works include ‘Sunlight in the Blue Room’, ‘Harvesters’, ‘Michael Ancher Painting on the Shore’, and ‘The maid in the kitchen’. The works belong mainly to the genre portrait. The catalogue has 228 works by Anna Ancher with free images. The dated works span the years 1500–1934. Works by Anna Ancher are held by several collections, among them Skagens Museum, Anchers Hus, Statens Museum for Kunst, and Hirschsprung Collection. Wikidata links one work to a movement covered in the chapter ‘Post-Impressionism and Symbolism’.

Contemporary artists in the same chapter include José Gallegos y Arnosa, J.A.G. Acke, Étienne Moreau-Nélaton, Karin Larsson, and Ernest Laurent.

• Post-Impressionism and Symbolism
• Solsken i det blå rummet
• Konstnärens mor Ane Brøndum i det blå rummet