Anton Mauve

Anton Mauve
Born	(1838-09-18)18 September 1838 Zaandam, Netherlands
Died	5 February 1888(1888-02-05) (aged 49) Arnhem, Netherlands
Nationality	Dutch
Known for	Painting
Movement	Realism
Patron(s)	Goupil & Cie

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".^[1]