Jacob Maris artwork • painting • previously for sale A view of Schiedam
Jacob Maris
Den Haag 1837-1899 Karlsbad (Tsjechië, v/h Oostenrijk-Hongarije)
1837-1899
A view of Schiedam
oil on panel 24.3 x 28.1 cm, signed l.l.
This painting was previously for sale.
Provenance: coll. Sandeman, 1878; veiling Christie's (plaats onbekend), 26 mrt. 1912, lotnr. 58; kunsthandel Barbizon House, Londen, 1929; Hazlitt Gallery, Londen, 1950; R.L. Prian; kunsthandel Sir Jack Baer & Co., Londen.
Literature: Nelly de Zwaan, 'Nederland uit de kunst: 365 dagen kijken en lezen', Warnsveld 2005, 7 nov. (met afb. in kleur); Maarten van der Schaft, ‘Martha Vollering, Schilders aan de Nieuwe Waterweg. 150 jaar Hoek van Holland’, Rijswijk 2014, pag. 45, afb. 44 (in kleur).
Exhibited: Glasgow, Glasgow Loan Exhibition in aid of Royal Infirmary, 1878, nr. 10.
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.
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