A Young Girl Plaiting her Hair

Anna Ancher, 1901

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A Young Girl Plaiting her Hair, 1901. Oil on canvas.

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Oil on canvas · 69 cm · SMK – National Gallery of Denmark

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Museum title: A Young Girl Plaiting her Hair
Artist: Anna Ancher (Danish, 1859–1935)
Date: 1901
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 69 cm height; 56.5 cm width
Credit line: SMK – National Gallery of Denmark
Image license: Public Domain Mark 1.0 · Public domain
Museum record: SMK – National Gallery of Denmark

Artist’s life 1859–1935

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