In the Garden
Jacob Hendricus Maris 1837 - 1899
Summary
A girl concentrates on her sewing in the dappled shade of a trellis, her sewing bag in front of her on the table. Sunlight filters through the skirts of her light, striped summer dress. The green furniture and the greenery outside cast a cool light, indicating that this is a pleasant refuge from the heat of the day. The loose brushwork lends the picture an air of informality, as if the scene has just been captured by the artist outdoors. Jacob Maris trained at the fine arts academies in The Hague and Antwerp, and in the 1860s went to Paris. His subjects were typically Dutch landscapes and scenes of everyday life, painted in a naturalistic manner, reminiscent of the work of the Barbizon painters. He became one of the leading figures of the Hague school.
Object Name
In the Garden
Creators Name
Date Created
unknown
Dimensions
unframed: 29cm x 19.6cm
framed: 36.9cm x 27.9cm
accession number
1911.77
Place of creation
Holland
Support
panel
Medium
oil paint
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