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Martinus Rørbye / Men of Skagen on a Summer Evening in Fair Weather
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Men of Skagen on a Summer Evening in Fair Weather

1848 · Oil on canvas

Fishermen gather between the dunes and the houses of Skagen on a calm summer evening, an early painting of the fishing village that later drew the Skagen painters.

ArtistMMartinus Rørbye
MuseumSStatens Museum for Kunst
MovementDDanish Golden Age
LocationCopenhagen, Denmark
Genregenre art
Dimensions87 × 124 cm
SourceWikidata Q18343802

Why it matters

Men of Skagen gather on a summer evening in fair weather. Rørbye was one of the first artists to visit Skagen, in 1833.

Did you know?

  • It was painted in 1848.
  • King Frederik VII bought it for the royal collection.
  • It has hung in the Skagens Museum since 1983.

Based on the Wikipedia article Men of Skagen on a Summer Evening in Fair Weather (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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