Art 31 SKAGEN PAINTERSKrøyer stayed in Sweden, where she
died of cancer in 1940. Since her
death, the museum in Skagen has
acquired some of her paintings. A
folder of work was found in an attic
in Sweden - and they reveal a talent-
ed artist, whose potential was never
realised. “From early childhood,” she
once said, “it was my greatest wish to
become a painter.”Anna Ancher - the only Skagen
artist born on Skagen - confirmed
her mother’s premonition and be-
came one of the most famous paint-
ers in Denmark. She was given hon-
ours by the Art Academy that once
excluded her. It was like an ending
from a tale by the famous storyteller
who had blessed her birth with his
bad temper.His mental health
was deterioriating, he
often suffered from
delusions of grandeur.Art 31 SKAGEN PAINTERSKrøyer stayed in Sweden, where she
died of cancer in 1940. Since her
death, the museum in Skagen has
acquired some of her paintings. A
folder of work was found in an attic
in Sweden - and they reveal a talent-
ed artist, whose potential was never
realised. “From early childhood,” she
once said, “it was my greatest wish to
become a painter.”Anna Ancher - the only Skagen
artist born on Skagen - confirmed
her mother’s premonition and be-
came one of the most famous paint-
ers in Denmark. She was given hon-
ours by the Art Academy that once
excluded her. It was like an ending
from a tale by the famous storyteller
who had blessed her birth with his
bad temper.His mental health
was deterioriating, he
often suffered from
delusions of grandeur.