Sien and Van Gogh (Part 1: Anton Mauve)
In January of 1882, Van Gogh moved to The Hague where his cousin-in-law, Anthonij (Anton) Rudolf Mauve, was of great assistance to him and encouraged him to paint. Mauve was a Dutch realist painter and member of the Hague School. Mauve had a tremendous influence on Van Gogh and is mentioned in 152 of Van…