Tuesday, April 2, 2024

Fine Art Tuesday

 

Anton Mauve born 1838 in the Netherlands. Died 1888.

Famous for painting the back-ends of sheep.

Historically, sheep were one of the ways of controlling tall grass and weeds in fence-rows, orchards, road right-of-ways and along water-ways and ditches.










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  1. Toirdhealbheach BeucailApril 2, 2024 at 9:29 AM

    Thanks as always ERJ.

    The sky seems pretty overcast there in multiple pictures.

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  2. Opie OddApril 2, 2024 at 11:23 AM

    What is the name of the painting with three people and a white cat/dog/duck?

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