The Bridge c. 1879
jacobmaris
rijksmuseum
painting, oil-paint
dutch-golden-age
painting
impressionism
oil-paint
landscape
charcoal drawing
oil painting
cityscape
genre-painting
realism
Jacob Maris's "The Bridge" (c. 1879) is a quintessential example of the Dutch painter's focus on atmospheric realism, capturing the quiet charm of a Dutch canal scene. The painting depicts a simple wooden bridge over a narrow waterway, with a woman carrying two barrels in the foreground and a man seated in a boat in the shadow of the bridge. The muted tones and soft light create a serene and contemplative mood, characteristic of Maris's style. The Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam holds the artwork, a testament to the artist's influence on Dutch art.
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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.
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