Anton Mauve
A Shepherd and his Flock
About this artwork
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artist:Anton Mauve (1838 - 1888) Dutch
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title:A Shepherd and his Flock
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date created:Unknown
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materials:Watercolour with some bodycolour on paper
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measurements:37.50 x 67.50 cm
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object type:
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credit line:Hugh A. Laird Bequest 1911
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accession number:D NG 1068
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Anton Mauve
Anton Mauve
Mauve was one of the leading members of The Hague School and a cousin, through marriage, of Vincent van Gogh. Hague artists’ use of such muted tones in their paintings earned them the nickname the “Grey School”. These low-key colours, which also had a certain affinity with those used by Whistler,...