Anton Mauve

Anton Mauve
Born(1838-09-18)18 September 1838
Zaandam, Netherlands
Died5 February 1888(1888-02-05) (aged 49)
Arnhem, Netherlands
NationalityDutch
Known forPainting
MovementRealism
Patron(s)Goupil & Cie

Anthonij "Anton" Rudolf Mauve (18 September 1838 – 5 February 1888) was a Dutch realist painter who was a leading member of the Hague School. He signed his paintings 'A. Mauve' or with a monogrammed 'A.M.'. A master colorist, he was a very significant early influence on his cousin-in-law Vincent van Gogh.

His best-known paintings depict peasants working in the fields. His paintings of flocks of sheep were especially popular with American patrons, so popular that a price differential developed between scenes of "sheep coming" and "sheep going".[1]

  1. ^ "Heath at Laren, 1887". Online catalogue. Kröller-Müller Museum. Retrieved 1 March 2012.