Anton Mauve

Anton Mauve
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(1838–1888) Dutch painter (1838–1888)

Anton Mauve (Netherlands, 1838–1888) is listed in the catalogue as a painter and a draughtsman. By year of birth, Anton Mauve belongs to the chapter ‘Impressionism’ in this site’s history of art.

Anton Mauve was born in Zaandam and died in Arnhem. Anton Mauve worked in Haarlem, Amsterdam, The Hague, and Oosterbeek. Wikidata associates Anton Mauve with Hague School. Anton Mauve became a member of Arti et Amicitiae and Hague School. The students included Vincent van Gogh.

The best-known works include ‘Morning Ride on the Beach’, ‘Launching a fishing boat (type 'Pink') in the sea’, and ‘The milking corner.’. The works belong mainly to the genre portrait. The catalogue has 103 works by Anton Mauve with free images. The dated works span the years 1850–1900. Works by Anton Mauve are held by several collections, among them Rijksmuseum, Museum of Fine Arts Boston, private collection Hendrik Willem Mesdag, and Metropolitan Museum of Art. Wikidata links one work to a movement covered in the chapter ‘Realism’.

Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Adolph Artz, Jacob Maris, Maria Bilders-van Bosse, Heinrich Lang, and Antoni Caba Casamitjana.