Michael Ancher

(1849–1927) dansk målare

Michael Ancher (1849–1927) is listed in the catalogue as a painter. By year of birth, Michael Ancher belongs to the chapter ‘Impressionism’ in this site’s history of art.

Michael Ancher was born in Bornholm and died in Skagen. Michael Ancher trained at Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts. Michael Ancher studied under Christian Vilhelm Nielsen. Michael Ancher became a member of Skagen Painters. The awards include Eckersberg Medal, Thorvaldsen Medal, and Knight of the Order of the Dannebrog. The students included Anna Ancher and Walter Schwartz.

The best-known works include ‘The Lifeboat is Taken through the Dunes’, ‘Christmas Day 1900’, ‘Art Judges’, and ‘Portrait of my wife’. The works belong mainly to the genre portrait. The catalogue has 250 works by Michael Ancher with free images. The dated works span the years 1872–1923. Works by Michael Ancher are held by several collections, among them Skagens Museum, Statens Museum for Kunst, Loeb Danish Art Collection, and Hirschsprungs museum.

Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Nikolaus Geiger, Julien Dillens, Carl Fredrik Hill, Robert Barrett Browning, and Ignacio Pinazo Camarlench.

• Impressionism
• Portrait of my wife