Scheveningen
Artist: Jacob Maris (Dutch, 1837-1899)
Date: 1879
Dimensions:
21 3/4 × 16 3/4 in. (55.2 × 42.5 cm)
Medium: oil on canvas
Place of Origin: Netherlands
Classification: Paintings
Credit Line: Gift of Arthur J. Secor
Object number: 1922.32
Label Text:Around 1870 a distinct group of painters emerged in The Netherlands in the city of The Hague. These artists, known as the Hague School, distinguished themselves by their exceptional rendering of “moody” atmospheric and light effects, achieved largely through tonal qualities rather than color. Jacob Maris was born in The Hague and received his initial artistic training there, but spent several years in Paris, where he turned from painting genre scenes to painting landscapes. After returning to The Hague in 1871, his style increasingly broadened, becoming more atmospheric, and he became one of the leading artists of the Hague School.
Close to The Hague, the fishing village and beach at Scheveningen, depicted here, were favorite subjects of Hague School artists.
Close to The Hague, the fishing village and beach at Scheveningen, depicted here, were favorite subjects of Hague School artists.
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