Self-Portrait

Michael Ancher, 1902

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Self-Portrait, 1902. Oil on canvas.

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Oil on canvas · 110 × 88 cm · SMK – National Gallery of Denmark

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Museum title: Self-Portrait
Artist: Michael Ancher (Danish, 1849–1927)
Date: 1902
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 110 × 88 cm
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 1849–1927

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