Vaches dans un pré
By Willem Maris
Located in Barbizon, FR
Provenance: FWJ Fitzgerald's private collection Bequest to the Art gallery of Ontario in 1949 Deaccesioned to benefit art purchases of AGO, in 2015 Christie's sale 24/06/2015, lot 5910568 Maris was a pupil of Corot and Lequien. Dutch painter, brother of the painters Jacob and Matthijs Maris, he is considered one of the leading representatives of the Hague School, and the one in whom an impressionist approach was most apparent. His favorite themes were landscapes and rural life, on which subject he declared: "I don't paint cows, but light effects". He was a friend and collaborator of other representatives of the Hague School, such as Anton Mauve and Hendrik Willem Mesdag...
19th Century Impressionist Willem Maris Art
Canvas, Oil
