Anthon van Rappard

Anton Gerard Alexander van Rappard ( born May 14, 1858 in Zeist, † 21 March 1892 in Santpoort ) was a Dutch painter and draftsman. He was a pupil of Lawrence Alma- Tadema and for about four years in Brussels, friend and mentor of Vincent van Gogh, who cherished him, among other things because of its social commitment. The letters Van Gogh wrote to Van Rappard are a major source of life and work of van Gogh.

In the meantime, van Rappard worked in the studio of the history painter Jean -Léon Gérôme.

Today, van Rappard's works, not least because of his short life, rare and fetch high prices.