Praatje op een landweg
Anton Mauve
1848 - 1888
Medium
brush
Dimensions
499; 346
About this artwork
Schenking van de heer en mevrouw Drucker-Fraser, Montreux
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...