The Studio of the Haarlem Painter Pieter Frederik van Os
Anton Mauve
c. 1856 - c. 1857
Medium
paper
Dimensions
61; 49
About this artwork
signature: ‘A. Mauve’
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...