Pad in een landschap 1848 - 1888

"Pad in een landschap" (Path in a Landscape), a pencil sketch by Anton Mauve, is a simple yet evocative study of a landscape. The composition features a path leading through a field, with a distant hillside visible in the background. Mauve, known for his pastoral scenes, uses loose strokes to capture the atmospheric light and the gentle undulation of the land. This sketch, created between 1848 and 1888, likely served as a preliminary study for a more finished work, highlighting the artist's working process and focus on capturing the essence of the natural world.