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Boat with a Pollard Willow
Matthijs Maris, 1863
This small painting was probably executed en plein air, much as the artist in this boat is doing. A piece of paper is clipped to the lid of his paintbox. He uses a maulstick as a support while painting. The brilliant backlighting creates a powerful light-dark contrast in this painting. A striking element of the composition is the diagonal placement of the pollard willow, which blocks the view of the landscape.
- Artwork typepainting
- Object numberSK-A-2993
- Dimensionsheight 23 cm x width 30 cm
- Physical characteristicsolieverf op papier op paneel