A Scanty Meal
Anton Mauve (Zaandam 1838 - Arnhem 1888)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
circa 1858 - 1888
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
470 x 800 mm (18 1/2 x 31 1/2 in)
Place of origin
Holland
Order this imageCollection
Polesden Lacey, Surrey
NT 1246536
Caption
A flock of sheep guided by a shepherd and his dog pick at vegetation hidden beneath the snow on a wayside verge. As a murder of crows takes flight, the dog pricks its ears and stands alert as if to indicate some unseen disturbance or presence on the road ahead. Anton Mauve, who taught Vincent van Gogh, worked mainly in The Hague where he developed an interest in depicting the lives and experiences of country labourers under the influence of French nineteenth-century Realism.
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, A Scanty Meal by Anton Mauve (Zaandam 1838 - Arnhem 1888), signed "A. Mauve". A shepherd and sheep in a snow covered landscape.
Provenance
The Rt Hon. William McEwan MP, 1877; The bequest of Margaret (Anderson) McEwan, The Hon. Mrs Ronald - later Dame Margaret - Henry Fulke Greville, DBE (1863-1942) from probate records linked with the donation of the property to the National Trust in 1943. This item found on the record for Polesden Lacey pictures, drawings etc., the Dining Room, page 124.
Credit line
Polesden Lacey, The McEwan Collection (National Trust)
Marks and inscriptions
A Mauve (signed)
Makers and roles
Anton Mauve (Zaandam 1838 - Arnhem 1888), artist