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Bleekveld

Anton Mauve

1848 - 1888

Medium

brush

Dimensions

h 366mm × w 513mm

Collection

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Materials

paper; deck paint

Object Type

drawing

Subject Matter

bleaching (laundering)

Acquisition Method

bequest

Acquired

1947

Notes

…; sale, the dealer Boussod, Valadon & Cie’, The Hague (Kleykamp), 12 June 1917, no. 106, fl. 4,000, to the dealer P.J. Zürcher, The Hague, pro...

Collection Type

drawings

About Anton Mauve

1838–1888 • Kingdom 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