Heide te Laren
Anton Mauve
1887
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
145.5; 104; 77; 118; 14.5
About this artwork
signature: ‘A Mauve f.’
About the Artist
Anton Mauve · 1838–1888
Anton Mauve (1838–1888), born Anthonij Rudolf Mauve in Zaandam, Netherlands, hailed from a family of North Holland clergymen. At age 16, he apprenticed under animal painter Pieter Frederik van Os in Haarlem, mastering depictions of livestock, before studying briefly with Wouterus Verschuur, whose equine subjects instilled a lifelong affinity for horses. He honed his plein air technique alongside P...