Anton MauveDutch, 1838–1888The Old Ploughman
Can I see it?
Yes, on view now
Where is “The Old Ploughman” now? Harvard Art Museums, Gallery 3500, floor 3, Special Exhibitions Gallery, Cambridge. Yes, on view now. Checked September 29, 2026.
On public display.
- Checked
- In this state since
- Source
- The museum
Details
- Accession number
- 1943.284
In the catalog
Sources
- Harvard Art Museums
- Image: Harvard Art Museums — © President and Fellows of Harvard College
In the life of Anton Mauve
The whole life18 September 1838
Born
1858–1868 · Workplace
Haarlem
1870 · Workplace
Amsterdam
1872–1885 · Workplace
The Hague
late November 1881
Teaches Van Gogh for three weeks in his studio
At the end of November 1881 Van Gogh spends three weeks in Mauve’s studio in The Hague, where Mauve teaches him watercolour; other accounts say they began with oils and turned to watercolour only in early 1882. It is Van Gogh’s first experiment in painting under a master’s guidance.
5 February 1888
Died
