Anton Rudolf Mauve (1838 - 1888)
1838-09-18Zaandam, The Netherlands1888-02-05Arnhem, The NetherlandsThe Netherlands
Anton Rudolf Mauve
Anton Rudolf Mauve was a Dutch realist painter who was a leading member of the Hague School.
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".
Date and place of birt: | 18 september 1838, Zaandam, The Netherlands |
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Date and place of death: | 5 february 1888, Arnhem, The Netherlands |
Nationality: | The Netherlands |
Period of activity: | XIX century |
Specialization: | Animalist, Artist, Landscape painter, Painter, Portraitist |
Genre: | Animalistic, Landscape painting, Portrait, Rural landscape |
Art style: | Realism |
Technique: | Oil, Watercolor |