Herman van den Anker

Hermanus Franciscus Carolus "Herman" van den Anker (July 14, 1832 in Rotterdam July 9, 1883 in Paris) was a Dutch artist who painted in Pont-Aven, Brittany.

In 1854 he moved from his home town to Paris, and in 1868 moved to Pont-Aven, where he remained the rest of his life. He painted figures in national Breton dress.[1] Together with Fernand Quignon, he painted the board which hung in the village above the entrance to the Pension Gloanec, designed to encourage artists to stay there.[2][3]

References

  1. "About Pont-Aven", ArtFact. Retrieved May 20, 2012.
  2. "Exposition Fernand Quignon musée de Montreuil", Opale Blog. (French) Retrieved May 20, 2012.
  3. Van den Anker at the RKD


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