In this portrait, Michael Ancher has portrayed his wife, Anna, dressed in a long, pale dress and straw hat walking through a corn field, carrying a large bunch of yellow flowers in her arms. It is a warm picture with a depth of feeling dominated by the blue and yellow colours of the summer sky and the fields, and Anna is perceived as a relaxed, yet active woman. In the background, the church buried in sand is seen. A poster in size 23 cm x 40 cm Artist: Michael Ancher
The painting is one Ancher's most outstanding works, and it tells a lot about both the artist himself and Anna, and not least about their relationship. The motif is almost identical to a photo taken in the early 1890's, and several studies for the work are known, which would indicate that Michael Ancher worked on the painting for quite a long time.
Anna Ancher Returning From The Field.