Anton Mauve
Anton Mauve (born September 18, 1838 in Zaandam , † February 5, 1888 in Arnhem ) was a leading Dutch landscape painter at the end of the 19th century.
At the age of 16 he started his apprenticeship with the animal painter Pieter Frederik van Os (1808–92). There animals (especially sheep, but also cows and horses) became Mauve's preferred subject. He then stayed with Wouterus Verschuur for a few months . It was at this time that he developed his love for horses. He was also sponsored by Paul Gabriël .
Due to his preference for very simple motifs in gray and fine blonde silver tones, he belonged to the circle of artists of the Hague School as an excellent watercolorist . Wide, melancholy heather landscapes with grazing sheep, horses and cows dominate his work.
Many of his commissioned works are now in the USA , but also in the Netherlands, for example in the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam .
Vincent van Gogh , his wife's cousin, introduced Mauve to painting . In October 1881 he sent him the first paint box for oil paints (which van Gogh apparently did not even dare to touch in Mauve's absence). At the end of November he taught him watercolors for three weeks in his studio in The Hague, which at the time promised works for sale, but the genius was not particularly keen (outside of Mauve's studio, van Gogh did not create any watercolors in the then marketable style, and only a few are known ). Van Gogh returned to Etten shortly before Christmas with watercolors and some oil studies, which he described as a beginning (164, December 24, 1881). It is also worth mentioning that Mauve brought his protégé into contact with Johan Hendrik Weissenbruch , probably to secure himself with a second expert opinion. Weißenbruch's judgment on van Gogh's pen drawings encouraged him in 1882 to do the work that was the first highlight in his oeuvre .
“And when Mauve is here, then I'll go where Mauve is going.” Van Gogh expressed his admiration to his other mentor, Anthon van Rappard , on October 15, 1881 (R2). As early as the beginning of 1882, however, the two of them began to part ways - not least because Mauve was suffering from episodes of depression ("they are in no way inferior to each other in this regard," van Gogh noted). Mauve initially wanted to work for himself again for two months, but did not take up the contacts again, as van Gogh was meanwhile living with the occasional prostitute Clasien Hoornik ("Sien").
“Souvenir de Mauve” (blooming peach trees, in memory of Mauve), at the end of March 1888, shortly after Mauve's death, is van Gogh's last homage to his cousin by marriage.
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| SURNAME | Mauve, Anton |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Dutch landscape painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 18, 1838 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Zaandam , Netherlands |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 5, 1888 |
| Place of death | Arnhem |