# On the Heath near Laren

- By: Anton Mauve (Zaandam, 1838–1888)
- Date: 1887
- Medium: canvas, oil paint (paint)
- Classification: painting
- Dimensions: height 118 cm x width 145.5 cm x depth 14.5 cm
- Credit line: Gift of Mr and Mrs Drucker-Fraser, Montreux
- Museum: [Rijksmuseum](https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/collection/object/SK-A-2430--daf8ad6de0e886020bdb39a697cac69f)
- Rights: [Public Domain Mark](http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)
- Picture: https://iiif.micr.io/WPnQP/full/!1920,1080/0/default.jpg
- Who can see it: Tweens profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)

From 1882 Mauve painted in Laren, a village located in barren heathlands, with only the occasional tree and shrub. Flocks of sheep on the heath were a popular subject. In his atelier Mauve incorporated the studies he had made en plein air into large compositions. These were popular on the English and American markets. His name became synonymous with ‘sheep paintings’.