A Girl with Flowers on the Grass 1878
jacobmaris
abstract painting
rough brush stroke
flower
charcoal drawing
possibly oil pastel
oil painting
neo expressionist
child
acrylic on canvas
underpainting
painting painterly
watercolor
Jacob Maris’s *A Girl with Flowers on the Grass* depicts a young girl sitting amidst a field of wildflowers. Rendered in watercolor on paper, the piece captures the innocence of childhood and the beauty of nature. The artist's loose brushstrokes create a sense of movement and depth, enhancing the impressionistic style of the painting. This work is a testament to the artist's ability to capture fleeting moments of beauty, making it a treasured piece in the collection of the Rijksmuseum.
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A girl in a white dress, viewed from the side, is sitting on the grass holding a bouquet of wild flowers. The blue of the flowers is echoed in the bow in her hair and her shoes. It was probably one of Maris’s daughters who modelled for this idyllic scene. The atmosphere and the style of painting recalls the work of 19th-century French Impressionists such as Claude Monet and veers away from Maris’s usual grey palette.
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