Anton Rudolf Mauve (September 18, 1838 – February 5, 1888) was a Dutch realist painter who was a leading member of the Hague School. He is now best known for his influence on the early work of his cousin-by-law Vincent van Gogh.
Mauve was born in Zaandam into the family of a Baptist preacher, who was sent to Haarlem a year after Anton's birth. His early work can be attributed to the Hague School. When Mauve moved to Laren in 1886, he was one of t...
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Anton Rudolf Mauve (September 18, 1838 – February 5, 1888) was a Dutch realist painter who was a leading member of the Hague School. He is now best known for his influence on the early work of his cousin-by-law Vincent van Gogh.
Mauve was born in Zaandam into the family of a Baptist preacher, who was sent to Haarlem a year after Anton's birth. His early work can be attributed to the Hague School. When Mauve moved to Laren in 1886, he was one of the founders of the Laren School, with Jozef Israëls and Albert Neuhuys.
Much against the wish of his parents he took up the study of art and entered the studio of Pieter F. van Os, whose dry academic manner had, however, but little attraction for him. He benefited far more by his intimacy with his friends Jozef Israels and Willem Maris. Encouraged by their example he abandoned his early tight and highly finished manner for a freer, looser method of painting, and the brilliant palette of his youthful work for a tender lyric harmony which is...
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