Self-Portrait, Sitting by His Easel at Skagen Beach 1902

Peder Severin Krøyer's "Self-Portrait, Sitting by His Easel at Skagen Beach" (1902) depicts the Danish artist painting on the beach. The artist is casually dressed in a white suit and hat, and sits on a sand dune. Krøyer was known for his paintings of the Skagen artists' colony and his works often depict the group of artists socialising and creating art together. The painting captures the bright and sunny atmosphere of the Danish coast, with the blue sky and ocean providing a contrast to the warm tones of the artist's clothes. The presence of a palette with paint on the easel and the artist holding a brush show Krøyer hard at work in his artistic process. The artwork embodies the Skagen painters' interest in capturing the beauty of nature and the joy of artistic community.