Public domain
Portrait of the painter Anton Mauve
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Mauve is depicted frontally, looking at the viewer. The top of his suit is indicated with a few chalk lines. Witsen used strong light-dark contrasts. The light comes from the right, falls over the forehead and on the hair, makes a light spot on the nose, and casts a strong shadow on the left side of the face.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit linePortret van de kunstschilder Anton Mauve. c. 1885. Willem Witsen. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
