View of the Mill and Bridge on the Noordwest Buitensingel in The Hague
1873 National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C.
About this artwork
An oil on canvas painting depicting a tranquil Dutch canal scene with a windmill and a wooden bridge under a cloudy sky. The work is signed and dated in the lower right corner.
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Jacob Maris was a leading member of the Hague School, a group of artists who were heavily influenced by the French Barbizon school and focused on capturing the atmospheric and tonal qualities of the Dutch landscape. This particular painting exemplifies the movement's interest in the fleeting effects of light on the flat, watery horizon of the Netherlands. The Hague School painters were instrumental in moving Dutch art away from the rigidity of earlier traditions toward a more emotive and impressionistic approach.
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View of the Mill and Bridge on the Noordwest Buitensingel in The Hague
Jacob Maris, 1873
