The Artist's Wife Reading

Michael Ancher, 1881

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The Artist's Wife Reading, 1881. Oil on millboard.

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Oil on millboard · 45.5 × 37.5 cm · SMK – National Gallery of Denmark

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Museum title: The Artist's Wife Reading
Artist: Michael Ancher (Danish, 1849–1927)
Date: 1881
Medium: Oil on millboard
Dimensions: 45.5 × 37.5 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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