Boat with a Pollard Willow

Boat with a Pollard Willow

SK-A-2993

signature: ‘MM 63’

This small painting was probably executed en plein air, much as the artist in this boat is doing. A piece of paper is clipped to the lid of his paintbox. He uses a maulstick as a support while painting. The brilliant backlighting creates a powerful light-dark contrast in this painting. A striking element of the composition is the diagonal placement of the pollard willow, which blocks the view of the landscape.

F. Truijens, 'De achterkant', Oog 3 (2009) nr. 2, p. 123.

painter: Matthijs Maris

1863

olieverf op papier op paneel

height 23 cm x width 30 cm

C.D. Reich Bequest

bequest 1923-08

Public domain

F. Truijens, 'De achterkant', Oog 3 (2009) nr. 2, p. 123.

To refer to this object, please use the following persistent URL:

https://id.rijksmuseum.nl/200109446