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The advise given to writers is, "Write what you know about." Painters aren't bound by this concept, but in Skagen it seems, that most of the artists did paint family members and what they saw everyday around town. Most of the collection in Skagen's museum is full of local subjects and local scenes. There seemed to be two styles popular with Michael Ancher. First, the heavy naturalism in Danish painting that moved into a more colorful , lighter and brighter style influenced by French Impressionism--which I like very much.
Prior to walking through the museum I had no appreciation for the heavier style of Danish painting. However, as I stepped into one of the rooms of the museum, I came face-to-face with this bigger than life, death bed scene. Immobilize by the raw truth of the moment, hot, burning tears flowed spontaneously from my eyes. That particular day happened to be the first year anniversity of a dear friend's death. I hadn't been thinking about it but the reality of the painting reminded me of the devastation suffered, by his friends and family.
I continued through the museum and took a second look at these dark, almost photographic paintings and saw the revealed history of Skagen and it's residents.
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Kuznetsov_Sergey Tue Dec 19, 2006 16:48 UTC
Interesting page, Linda! I opened Demark for myself this august and hope to continue my acquaintance next year. May be Skagen'll appear on my way... | matcrazy1 Tue Mar 21, 2006 00:04 UTC
Great tips! Wonderful shot of the meeting of the Kattegat and North Sea! I'll visit Skagen Museum whenever I go there. | globetrott Sat Aug 21, 2004 18:01 UTC
great pics and infos ! - What a pity that I missed the church ,when I was in Skagen :-((( | Monique_T Fri Jun 20, 2003 19:13 UTC
Great page Linda, would love to see more pics. |
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