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Self-portrait (1878-1879) by Anna Ancher

Self-portrait (1878-1879)

Anna Ancher · 1877

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Artist
Anna Ancher
Date
1877
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Anna Ancher

Anna Ancher, a pioneering Danish artist, captured the intimate lives and luminous light of the Skagen community, often through the eyes of women and children.

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