Artist Birthdays September 18 – ANTON MAUVE
ANTON MAUVE (September 18, 1838 – February 5, 1888)
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Nationality: Dutch
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Field: Painting
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Art Movement:Â Realism, Hague School
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ARTiFact: He is best known for his influence on the early work of his cousin-in-law, Vincent van Gogh; in fact, Mauve’s encouragment convinced van Gogh to begin painting in 1882.
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Notable Artwork (shown below):Â Entering the Fold, 1885-8.
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[…] ARTiFact: Vincent van Gogh greatly admired Monticelli’s work after seeing it in Paris when he arrived there in 1886. Van Gogh immediately adopted a brighter palette and a bolder attack, and later remarked, “I owe everything to Monticelli, who taught me the chromatics of color. I sometimes think I am really continuing that man.” […]