Riders in the Snow in the Haagse Bos
Anton Mauve
1880
Medium
brush
Dimensions
267; 441
About this artwork
Gift of Mr and Mrs 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...