Plucking the Geese

Anna Ancher, 1904

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Plucking the Geese, 1904. Oil on canvas.

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Oil on canvas · 55 cm · SMK – National Gallery of Denmark

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Museum title: Plucking the Geese
Artist: Anna Ancher (Danish, 1859–1935)
Date: 1904
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 55 cm height; 67 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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