Koe
Anton Mauve
1860 - 1888
Medium
oil on panel
Dimensions
27.3; 7; 1.3; 41
About this artwork
Gift of Mr and Mrs Kessler-Hülsmann, Kapelle op den Bosch
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...