Steffen Lindblad, "Paul Fischer - københavnernes maler", 1964, reproduced p. 23. Helge Carlsen, "Billedmageren Paul Fischer", 1991, mentions p. 127 that Fischer painted several portraits of his contemporary artist friends among others Godfred Christensen, Chr. Blache, Julius Exner, P.S. Krøyer and Lauritz Tuxen. The present painting is used for a vignette, that one reproduced p. 117. P. S. Krøyer is standing in his studio presumably in his villa Holckenhus, Østerbro, were he lived with his wife Marie in the beginning of the 1890ies. He is wearing his well-known smock with embroidery on the shoulders seen in other paintings and photos of the artist. A large painting "Bathing Boys" is dominating the studio. On the floor and on an easel studies for the painting are seen and in the background Krøyer's bust of "A fisherman from Hornbæk". The painting "Badende Drenge" or bathing boys has an extraordinary history. Dated 1893 and exhibited that year at Charlottenborg.