Why it matters
Anna Ancher painted her mother, Ane Hedvig Brøndum, in the red room of Brøndum's Hotel, with a view into the adjoining blue room where she used to read.
Did you know?
- It was painted in 1909.
- After her husband's death in 1890, Ane Brøndum ran Brøndum's Hotel with her son until she was 70.
- Anna Ancher painted her mother several times in this setting.
Based on the Wikipedia article The Artist's Mother Ane Hedvig Brøndum in the Red Room (CC BY-SA 4.0).
