Fairytale

• Fairytale
• Fairy Tale

SK-A-2705

signature: ‘M. Maris’

After having worked on canvas for a long time, Maris here once again chose a wood panel as his support. He first painted the woman, then her immediate surroundings, and lastly the sky. The smooth wood gave him the freedom to play with different brushwork: the sky and the woman are thinly brushed with diluted oil paint resembling watercolour, while the foliage is rendered with spirited short strokes.

painter: Matthijs Maris

c. 1877

olieverf op paneel

• depth 9 cm
• height 18 cm x width 38 cm

Gift of the heirs of W.J. van Randwijk, The Hague

gift 1914-07

Public domain

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