The Bridge

Jacob Maris, c. 1879

Jacob Maris painted this bridge in The Hague, his city of residence. The farmer’s wife carrying two pails of milk with a yoke and the farmer in the sand barge attest to just how rural The Hague was at the time. A sketch of the same motif is also on display in this gallery. Maris captured the scene with powerful strokes. He made the sketch out of doors, and the worked-up painting in his studio.

  • Artwork typepainting
  • Object numberSK-A-2988
  • Dimensionsheight 42 cm x width 73.5 cm, depth 11 cm
  • Physical characteristicsoil on canvas

Identification

  • Title(s)

    The Bridge

  • Object type

  • Object number

    SK-A-2988

  • Description

    Gezicht met een houten brug te Rijswijk of Loosduinen. Op het water steekt een man in een zandschuit zijn pijp aan. Op de weg links loopt een boerin met een juk met twee melkemmers.

  • Inscriptions / marks

    signature: ‘J Maris’


Creation

  • Creation

    painter: Jacob Maris

  • Dating

    c. 1879

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    oil on canvas

  • Dimensions

    • height 42 cm x width 73.5 cm
    • depth 11 cm

This work is about

  • Subject

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Acquisition and rights

  • Credit line

    C.D. Reich Bequest

  • Acquisition

    bequest 1923-08

  • Copyright


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