Anton MauveDutch, 1838–1888Heide bij Laren
Can I see it?
Yes, on view now
Where is “Heide bij Laren” now? Rijksmuseum, Room 1.18, Amsterdam. Yes, on view now. Checked September 29, 2026.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Open now· until 5:00 PM
On public display.
- Checked
- In this state since
- Source
- The museum
About the painting
From 1882 Mauve painted in Laren, a village located in barren heathlands, with only the occasional tree and shrub. Flocks of sheep on the heath were a popular subject. In his atelier Mauve incorporated the studies he had made en plein air into large compositions. These were popular on the English and American markets. His name became synonymous with ‘sheep paintings’.
Rijksmuseum
Details
- Accession number
- SK-A-2430
What it shows
In the catalog
Display history
On view · Room 1.18
Rijksmuseum · Sep 29, 2026 — now · Verified
Whether it was on view is unknown
Rijksmuseum · Unconfirmed
Sources
- Rijksmuseum
- Image: Rijksmuseum — public domain
In the life of Anton Mauve
The whole life1872–1885 · Workplace
The Hague
1886–1888
Settles in Laren in the Gooi
In the last two years of his life Mauve settles in the village of Laren, in the Gooi region around Hilversum. The group of painters who lived there, among them Jozef Israëls and Albert Neuhuys, is known as the Larense School, and the Gooi was dubbed “Mauve land” as far afield as the United States.
5 February 1888
Died
