Saturday, January 18, 2025

Anton Mauve
(1838 - 1888)
 
Anthonij "Anton" Rudolf Mauve was a Dutch realist painter who was a leading member of the Hague School. He signed his paintings 'A. Mauve' or with a monogrammed 'A.M.'. A master colorist, he was a very significant early influence on his cousin-in-law Vincent van Gogh.
His best-known paintings depict peasants working in the fields. His paintings of flocks of sheep were especially popular with American patrons, so popular that a price differential developed between scenes of "sheep coming" and "sheep going".


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anton_Mauve


Flock of sheep with shepherd in the snow
1887/1888
Oil on canvas
190 x 90 cm
Kunstmuseum, Den Haag, the Netherlands
https://www.kunstmuseum.nl/en/collection/flock-sheep-shepherd-snow

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