Palen op een strand 1848 - 1888

Anton Mauve's "Palen op een strand" (Poles on a Beach), a graphite drawing from 1848-1888, captures a simple yet evocative scene of the Dutch landscape. The artwork depicts a distant horizon with a few figures silhouetted against the sky, while the foreground features scattered piles of driftwood or poles. The use of delicate lines and subtle shading creates a sense of stillness and solitude, characteristic of Mauve's plein air style, where he aimed to capture the essence of nature through direct observation. This artwork is currently housed in the Rijksmuseum, a testament to Mauve's significant contributions to Dutch art.