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A Shepherdess and Her Flock
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A Shepherdess and Her Flock

Date unknown

Medium

Oil on canvas

Dimensions

17 7/8 x 25 1/4 in. (45.4 x 64.1 cm)

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of Cole J. Younger, 1985

Classification

Paintings

Department

European Paintings

Rights

Public Domain

About Anton Mauve

1838–1888Kingdom of the Netherlands

One of the artists of The Hague School, he worked mainly outdoors. His work is characterized by grey, tonal landscapes with moody skies. Mauve was a major influence on his cousin, Vincent van Gogh, whose niece he married. Comment on works: Landscapes, genre