 Laurits Tuxen is known as one of the "Skagensmalerne –painters of Skagen," but already in 1879 visited Nymindegab, where he was one of the founding fathers of the painter colony "Nymindegabmalerne".In the summer months the painters rented rooms at the Nymindegab Inn, where they sketched drawings/drafts for paintings, which were finished when they returned to Copenhagen for the winter.Some of Tuxens paintings can be seen at Nymindegab Museum.