Michael Ancher and P. S. Krøyer statue

The statue of the two painters Michael Ancher (left) and Peder Severin Krøyer (right) has been standing in front of Skagens Museum since 1928. The two painters were some of the principal figures in the artists’ colony in Skagen, which was established in the end of the 19th century. The artists in the colony are known collectively as ‘The Skagen Painters’. Both painters were pioneers of outdoor painting. They are portrayed carrying the necessary tools for outdoor painting: Michael Ancher are holding his brushes in his hand and Peder Severin Krøyer is carrying his pochade box over his houlder containing brushes, paints, and a pre-stretched canvas. The statue was made by a third prominent member of the artists’ colony, Laurits Tuxen. All three of them, Ancher, Krøyer, and Tuxen, were among the co-founders of Skagens Museum in 1908. Inside the museum you can find paintings by all of them. The museum was founded to preserve the art of the Skagen Painters close to where the art was made.