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Jacob Marisartist • painter • watercolourist • draughtsmanDen Haag 1837-1899 Karlsbad (Tsjechië, v/h Oostenrijk-Hongarije)

biography of Jacobus Hendricus 'Jacob' Maris

Portrait of artist, painter, watercolourist and draughtsman Jacobus Hendricus 'Jacob' Maris

Portrait of Jacobus Hendricus 'Jacob' Maris

Jacob Maris was one of the most important painters of the Hague School. Like no other he was able to capture the silver-grey tones of a Dutch cloudy day and combine them with deep browns, ochres and a single touch of color. He mainly painted landscapes, cityscapes and beach views, preferably under imposing cloudy skies. Influenced by the French Barbizon School, he worked directly from nature. He had great success internationally and his work was sold as far as Scotland and the United States.

Maris was born in 1837 as the oldest of the three Maris brothers. He must have been a calm and jovial person, a true connector, it is said. Only after twenty years of learning and experimenting did Jacob find the theme that would occupy him for the rest of his life and in which he would give the most spontaneous and daring interpretation of reality: the landscape.

Initially it seemed that he would become a figure painter. At the age of twelve he was apprenticed to the Hague genre painter J.A.B. Stroebel and soon took classes at the Hague academy. Huib van Hove then became his teacher. After lessons at the academy of Antwerp in 1859 and 1860 he was with his brother Matthijs in Oosterbeek, where they made nature studies. They also visited Barbizon. That the new approach to landscape painting attracted him is evident from the fact that he stayed in Oosterbeek again in 1864 and also visited Fontainebleau during a trip. In the spring of 1865, Jacob left for Paris, where he must have focused primarily on painting Italian folk types or 'Italiennes', which were loved and sold to England and the United States by the Paris art dealership Goupil. Connoisseurs then praised all his landscapes and village views on the water, and it is in Paris that he definitely opts for a career as a landscape painter.

In 1871 Jacob, forced by the Franco-German war, returned to The Hague with his wife and daughter and settled on Noord-West-Binnensingel. He again became a member of Pulchri Studio - where he was, among other things, a commissioner for the 'Cozy Meetings' - and co-founded the Hollandsche Teekenmaatschappij to promote the watercolor. From now on he developed into a powerful landscape painter. He painted rivers and canals, cityscapes on the water, windmills, beach scenes with bomb barges in a broad, self-assured touch that was admired by contemporaries. His brush stroke became more daring, his paint application more pasty and his palette consisted of subtly coordinated tones.

Maris developed a wonderful way of painting. It was written about his method that he applied the paint thickly and then masoned, rumbled and changed in the not yet dry layers of paint until a harmony of colors emerged. Then he finished the show with a thin brush stroke. It results in landscapes and cityscapes that are heavy in mood and atmosphere and the cityscapes are therefore rarely exact portraits but rather a combination of elements from different cities. There is plenty of room for high skies; Jacob was a master in painting impressive cloud scenes.

From the 1980s he made his breakthrough in the Netherlands and was now one of the most important and earning contemporary artists in the Netherlands. In 1899, at the height of his fame, he died. Through the Haagse Kunsthandel Goupil, much of his work was then sold abroad, where it is still part of museum collections in England, France, Canada and the United States.

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Jacob Maris | Town on a river, oil on canvas, 47.1 x 75.6 cm, signed l.r. and painted ca. 1875

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Town on a river

Jacob Maris | Fishing boats in the surf near Scheveningen, oil on canvas, 23.4 x 30.4 cm, signed l.l. and dated 1870

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Fishing boats in the surf near Scheveningen

Jacob Maris | View of  town (Amsterdam), oil on canvas, 31.3 x 44.9 cm, signed l.r. and 1980's

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View of town (Amsterdam)

Jacob Maris | A Dutch harbour town (Dordrecht), oil on canvas, 41.5 x 49.0 cm, signed l.r. and to be dated ca. 1890

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A Dutch harbour town (Dordrecht)

Jacob Maris | Romance, oil on paper laid down on panel, 30.3 x 23.1 cm, signed l.l. and painted ca. 1854-1855

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Romance

Jacob Maris | Washerwomen by the river, watercolour on paper, 38.8 x 24.5 cm, signed l.r. and painted ca. 1888-1889

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Washerwomen by the river

Jacob Maris | A view of the inner harbour of  Utrecht and the Dom tower, watercolour on paper, 42.0 x 57.4 cm, signed l.l.

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A view of the inner harbour of Utrecht and the Dom tower

Jacob Maris | A capriccio view of Amsterdam, watercolour on paper, 64.0 x 91.0 cm, signed l.l. and painted ca. 1885

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A capriccio view of Amsterdam


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Jacob Maris | A fishing harbour, oil on canvas, 44.9 x 30.6 cm, signed l.r.

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A fishing harbour

Jacob Maris | On the beach at Scheveningen, oil on canvas, 104.8 x 77.5 cm, signed l.r. and painted ca. 1878

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On the beach at Scheveningen

Jacob Maris | The mill, oil on canvas, 45.6 x 30.4 cm, signed l.r.

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The mill

Jacob Maris | Windmills along a canal, oil on canvas, 38.3 x 64.9 cm, signed l.l.

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Windmills along a canal

Jacob Maris | Boats and fishermen on the beach, oil on canvas, 46.8 x 55.5 cm, signed l.r. and 1890-1895

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Boats and fishermen on the beach

Jacob Maris | The four windmills, Schiedam, oil on canvas, 45.0 x 112.6 cm, signed l.l.

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The four windmills, Schiedam

Jacob Maris | Along the canal, oil on canvas, 45.4 x 63.2 cm, signed l.r.

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Along the canal

Jacob Maris | Landscape near The Hague, oil on canvas laid down on panel, 21.1 x 23.8 cm, signed l.r. and painted ca. 1878

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Landscape near The Hague

Jacob Maris | Wheeling sand, oil on canvas, 40.0 x 59.8 cm, signed l.r. and painted ca. 1889

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Wheeling sand

Jacob Maris | in the garden, oil on panel, 32.5 x 23.7 cm, signed l.r.

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in the garden

Jacob Maris | A view of a beach with a shrimper, oil on canvas, 49.4 x 78.1 cm, signed l.l.

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A view of a beach with a shrimper

Jacob Maris | Wolk effekt, oil on canvas, 38.2 x 60.1 cm, signed l.r. and dated 1877

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Wolk effekt

Jacob Maris | A summer's day at the beach of Scheveningen, oil on canvas, 82.5 x 125.0 cm, signed l.l. and painted ca. 1890-1895

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A summer's day at the beach of Scheveningen

Jacob Maris | Shepherdess with her flock, oil on canvas, 23.8 x 37.8 cm, signed l.l. and dated '72

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Shepherdess with her flock

Jacob Maris | Shell fishermen in the breakers, oil on panel, 26.3 x 37.5 cm, signed l.l.

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Shell fishermen in the breakers

Jacob Maris | A still life with pottery, oil on panel, 13.0 x 20.6 cm, signed c.r.

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A still life with pottery

Jacob Maris | A winter evening in Schiedam, oil on panel, 35.9 x 23.6 cm, signed l.l.

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A winter evening in Schiedam

Jacob Maris | Italienne with flowers and butterflies, oil on panel, 33.0 x 20.9 cm, signed l.l. and painted circa 1866-1868

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Italienne with flowers and butterflies

Jacob Maris | Fishing boats on the beach, oil on canvas, 32.9 x 46.4 cm, signed l.l. and dated 1874

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Fishing boats on the beach

Jacob Maris | A windmill in the snow, oil on canvas, 47.4 x 35.2 cm, signed l.r.

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A windmill in the snow

Jacob Maris | Farmer in a summer landscape, a steam-train in the distance, oil sketch on canvas laid down on panel, 22.7 x 25.7 cm

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Farmer in a summer landscape, a steam-train in the distance

Jacob Maris | A view of Amsterdam, with the Koepelkerk, oil on canvas, 22.3 x 37.8 cm, signed l.l.

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A view of Amsterdam, with the Koepelkerk

Jacob Maris | A windmill in a winter landscape, oil on canvas, 111.0 x 93.0 cm, signed l.r. and painted 1890

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A windmill in a winter landscape

Jacob Maris | A child's portrait, oil on canvas, 35.2 x 28.4 cm, signed l.r. with initials

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A child's portrait

Jacob Maris | Italienne, oil on panel, 23.4 x 15.7 cm, painted in 1867-1868

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Italienne

Jacob Maris | Walking along the beach, oil on canvas, 21.2 x 33.3 cm, signed l.r. and dated 1871

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Walking along the beach

Jacob Maris | A winter evening in Schiedam, oil on panel, 35.9 x 23.6 cm, signed l.l.

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A winter evening in Schiedam

Jacob Maris | Shipping on the river Merwede, Dordrecht, oil on canvas, 58.7 x 89.0 cm, signed l.r.

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Shipping on the river Merwede, Dordrecht

Jacob Maris | 'Bomschuiten' on the beach, oil on panel, 23.0 x 31.0 cm, signed l.r. and dated '72

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'Bomschuiten' on the beach

Jacob Maris | Italienne, oil on panel, 14.4 x 12.2 cm

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Italienne

Jacob Maris | Children playing on the beach, Scheveningen, oil on canvas, 22.0 x 35.8 cm, signed l.l. and dated 1871

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Children playing on the beach, Scheveningen

Jacob Maris | Landschap in de omgeving van Den Haag, oil on canvas, 99.2 x 80.2 cm, signed l.l. and dated between ca. 1891

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Landschap in de omgeving van Den Haag

Jacob Maris | 'Bomschuit' on the beach, oil on canvas, 44.0 x 29.8 cm, signed l.r.

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'Bomschuit' on the beach

Jacob Maris | 'Bomschuit' in the surf, oil on canvas, 23.8 x 31.4 cm, signed l.r.

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'Bomschuit' in the surf

Jacob Maris | A view of Schiedam, oil on panel, 24.3 x 28.1 cm, signed l.l.

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A view of Schiedam

Jacob Maris | Farmstead in a landscape, oil on canvas, 68.8 x 85.0 cm, signed l.r.

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Farmstead in a landscape

Jacob Maris | Riding horseback, oil on panel, 28.0 x 35.1 cm, signed l.r. and painted in 1894

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Riding horseback

Jacob Maris | A winter landscape, oil on canvas, 29.9 x 22.5 cm, signed l.r.

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A winter landscape

Jacob Maris | 'Annie', oil on canvas laid down on panel, 14.1 x 11.7 cm

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'Annie'

Jacob Maris | A harbour scene with moored boats, oil on canvas, 52.4 x 67.0 cm, signed l.l.

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A harbour scene with moored boats

Jacob Maris | Windmills along a canal near Leiden, oil on canvas, 32.3 x 49.5 cm, signed l.r.

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Windmills along a canal near Leiden

Jacob Maris | 'Bomschuit' on the beach of Scheveningen, oil on canvas, 50.0 x 79.2 cm, signed l.l.

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'Bomschuit' on the beach of Scheveningen

Jacob Maris | 'Bomschuit' on the beach, Scheveningen, oil on canvas, 104.2 x 77.5 cm, signed l.r.

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'Bomschuit' on the beach, Scheveningen

Jacob Maris | Washerwomen at work, oil on canvas, 99.2 x 80.4 cm, signed l.l.

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Washerwomen at work

Jacob Maris | A girl playing the piano, oil on panel, 20.0 x 15.2 cm, signed l.r.

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A girl playing the piano

Jacob Maris | Shipping in the harbour of Amsterdam, oil on canvas, 31.2 x 44.6 cm, signed l.r.

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Shipping in the harbour of Amsterdam

Jacob Maris | A baby, oil on panel, 25.0 x 17.7 cm, signed l.r.

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A baby

Jacob Maris | A polder landscape with a rider on a path, oil on panel, 26.7 x 22.5 cm, signed l.r.

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A polder landscape with a rider on a path

Jacob Maris | Angler on a bank, watercolour on paper, 29.5 x 16.5 cm, signed l.l.

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Angler on a bank

Jacob Maris | Fisher women on the beach, chalk and watercolour on paper, 21.0 x 28.7 cm

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Fisher women on the beach

Jacob Maris | A view of a town with a domed church, watercolour on paper, 34.5 x 53.5 cm, signed l.l.

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A view of a town with a domed church

Jacob Maris | Two figures in a grey landscape, chalk and watercolour on paper, 39.3 x 57.2 cm, signed l.r.

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Two figures in a grey landscape

Jacob Maris | A menu with a watercolour of a barge on the beach, watercolour on paper, 11.5 x 8.5 cm, signed l.r. and dated 4 mei 1895 reverse

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A menu with a watercolour of a barge on the beach

Jacob Maris | View of a Dutch harbour, watercolour on paper, 28.5 x 38.6 cm, signed l.r.

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View of a Dutch harbour

Jacob Maris | Barges on the beach, watercolour on paper, 36.0 x 25.0 cm, signed l.l. and on the reverse

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Barges on the beach

Jacob Maris | 'Bomschuiten' on the beach, watercolour on paper, 39.0 x 22.0 cm, signed l.l.

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'Bomschuiten' on the beach

Jacob Maris | Have a nibble, watercolour on paper, 28.0 x 14.8 cm, signed l.r. and dated '68

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Have a nibble

Jacob Maris | The daughter of the painter, watercolour on paper, 43.0 x 30.0 cm, signed l.l.

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The daughter of the painter

Jacob Maris | A view of a canal, watercolour on paper, 29.8 x 38.6 cm, signed l.l.

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A view of a canal

Jacob Maris | Evening twilight, 20.7 x 24.9 cm, signed l.r.

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Evening twilight


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