Ole Svendsen and Wolle (Ole Christoffersen) watching the sea as the sun sets., Michael Peter Ancher, between 1867 and 1927

Ole svendsen (in the foreground) was a fisherman and part of the crew of the skagen lifeboat. Ancher portrayed him a number of times. Ole christoffersen was a farmer and warden of the coastland ("klitfoged"). Due to his stature being similar to holger drachmann (who was his neighbour in skagen), the painter p. S. Krøyer used ole christoffersen as model for drachmann in his 1908 painting of the fellow artist. Object Type: painting. Date: between 1867 and 1927. Dimensions: height: 116 cm (45.6 in); width: 160 cm (62.9 in). Michael Ancher - Ole Svendsen og Wolle (Ole Christoffersen) skuer ud over havet en aftenstund