Fiskere trækker våd på Skagen Nordstrand 1870

"Fiskere trækker våd på Skagen Nordstrand" (Fishermen Hauling in the Wet Net on Skagen's North Beach), painted in 1870 by Carl Neumann, captures a scene of hardworking fishermen on the Danish coast. The dramatic sky with its light and dark clouds creates a sense of anticipation and the choppy waves crashing on the shore add to the dynamic composition. This oil painting is a powerful example of the genre of marine painting and is currently on display at the SMK - Statens Museum for Kunst in Copenhagen.