of the Skagen Odde peninsula where ships were frequently stranded. As in many of Ancher's pictures of fishermen, the work includes figures pointing or indicating alarm, urging the observer to imagine what is attracting their attention. The painting is just one of Ancher's many large paintings of Skagen's fishermen, the last being The Drowned Man painted in 1896 which pays tribute to the heroic Lars Kruse who drowned in 1894. The original painting is still in the royal collection. There are three known versions, one of which is in Skagens Museum. References Further reading 1880 paintings Paintings by Michael Ancher Collections of the Skagens Museum 19th-century paintings in Denmark Water in art