The Danish artist Anna Ancher (1859–1935) was born in Skagen, a quaint and religious town on the northernmost tip of Denmark. She showed artistic talent from an early age, and when an artists’ settlement formed in the area—bohemian freethinkers and atheists who called themselves the Skagen Painters—Ancher studied with them. She began to think radically, questioning women’s homebound life and rigid roles. Ancher also studied in Paris but returned to her hometown, where she used Impressionist techniques to paint intimate portraits of Skagen women. In her sunny interiors, she experimented with light, color, and simplicity. The first U.K. exhibition of Ancher’s work presents 40 paintings from across her career. —Elena Clavarino