Anton Mauve
Dutch painter
Died when: 49 years 140 days (592 months)Star Sign: Virgo
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".
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