A Bleaching Field

Jacob Maris, 1870

Women are busy doing laundry near a French village church. One of them spreads the linen on the bleaching field, while another fetches water from the pump. Maris divided the space into three areas by placing a fence between the women and an autumnal-brown hedge before the church. The saplings’ delicate branches reinforce the horizontal lines of the composition.

  • Artwork typepainting
  • Object numberSK-A-2703
  • Dimensionsdepth 12 cm, height 41 cm x width 57 cm
  • Physical characteristicsolieverf op doek