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Twilight

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Twilight

Date unknown

Medium

Oil on canvas

Tags

Sheep Shepherds

Dimensions

25 7/8 x 17 7/8 in. (65.7 x 45.4 cm)

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Bequest of Benjamin Altman, 1913

Classification

Paintings

Department

European Paintings

Rights

Public Domain

About Anton Mauve

1838–1888 • Kingdom of the Netherlands

One of the artists of The Hague School, he worked mainly outdoors. His work is characterized by grey, tonal landscapes with moody skies. Mauve was a major influence on his cousin, Vincent van Gogh, whose niece he married. Comment on works: Landscapes, genre

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