#Lene Brøndum

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"Hip Hip Hurra!" (1987) - Kjell Grede

Films I've watched in 2023 (55/119)

This is one of the most visually stunning films I've ever seen, not because it's a large epic, but because practically every shot looks like a painting by Krøyer and the other 'Skagen painters'.

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Anna Ancher - Old Lene Plucking a Goose, 1890, oil on canvas Anna Ancher (née Brøndum; 1859 – 1935) was a Danish visual artist who worked with oil and pastel. Anna was born and raised in the remote fishing settlement of Skagen, the northernmost part of Denmark. Anna integrated the training and influences she had acquired while abroad with the local subjects and scenery of Skagen. Anna was masterful in observing natural light and made bold choices in colour. She experimented with the simplification of subjects and backgrounds, and the integration of shadows and reflected light. She drew and painted the local people in their homes, gardens and places of work. Her friendships and familiarity with the locals enabled an intamacy to shine through her works.

Anna explored the motif of plucking birds in many painting throughout her career. Plucking birds was a traditional motif in dutch painting, spanning back to the 17th century.