Portrait of Pieter Frederik van Os
Anton Mauve
1855
Medium
paper
Dimensions
4.5; 17.4; 20.8
About this artwork
inscriptie, achterzijde: ‘ce portret représent P.F. van Os peint par son éleve Anton Mauve a l'age de 17 ans en 1855 le jour de sa fête le 18 Septembre - décidé en 1888 - l'ayant vu peindre PJC. Gabriël.’
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...