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Jacobus Hendricus 'Jacob' Maris
Den Haag 1837-1899 Karlsbad (v/h Oostenrijk-Hongarije, nu Tsjechië)
Windmills along a canal, oil on canvas 38,3 x 64,9 cm., signed l.l.
770007/Coll.III cv

Provenance: S.M. van Wijck, Renkum, 1899; veiling Frederik Muller & Co., Amsterdam, 20 nov. 1900, lotnr. 53 (met afb.); mevr. Kwast; veiling Frederik Muller & Co., Amsterdam, 11 dec. 1956, lotnr. 237 (met afb.); Kunsthandel Pieter A. Scheen, Den Haag, 1964; Galerie Nova Spectra, Den Haag, 1970; Kunsthandel A.H. Bies, Eindhoven, 1974; part. bezit Nederland.
Literature: P.A. Scheen, 'Lexicon Nederlandse beeldende kunstenaars 1750-1880', Den Haag 1981, afb. 496; tent.cat. Amsterdam, Arti et Amicitiae, 'Eere-Tentoonstelling Jacob Maris', dec. 1899, cat.nr. 108 (met afb.).

Price band: between 50.000 and 100.000 euro

Jacob Maris was a major painter of the Hague School. More than any other artist he was able to capture the silver grey tones of an overcast Dutch day and combine these with dark browns, ochres and a single daub of colour. He painted chiefly landscapes, cityscapes and beach scenes. Influenced by the Barbizon School, he painted directly from nature. He achieved great success internationally and his work was sold in Scotland and the United States. Work from him can be found in every major museum in The Netherlands.