Who painted By Evening?

By Evening was painted by Jacob Maris in 1892.

Where can I see By Evening?

By Evening is held by Rijksmuseum.

What movement is By Evening?

By Evening is associated with Impressionism.

Artwork

By Evening

Jacob Maris , 1892

By Evening is an oil painting by the Impressionist artist Jacob Maris. It dates from 1892 and is held in the collection of the Rijksmuseum.

About this work

Technique & Style

The physical support consists of a panel rather than canvas, a material choice consistent with the artist's practice during this period.

Created in 1884, By Evening is an oil painting executed on a wooden panel. The work measures 28 cm in height and 25 cm in width. As a landscape composition, the piece utilizes oil paint as its primary medium to render the scene.

The physical support consists of a panel rather than canvas, a material choice consistent with the artist's practice during this period. The dimensions indicate a relatively small-scale format, characteristic of intimate landscape studies.

History & Provenance

Jacob Maris painted By Evening in 1884. The work is executed in oil on panel, measuring 28 by 25 cm. It was owned by Joannes Barnardus Antonius Maria Westerwoudt before entering the collection of the Rijksmuseum, where it is now held as part of the Cultural Heritage Agency of the Netherlands Art Collection.

Overview

“By Evening,” executed in oil in 1892, is a landscape by Dutch painter Jacob Maris. The work belongs to the collection of the Rijksmuseum and exemplifies the atmospheric approach characteristic of the Hague School, which Maris helped define during the late nineteenth century.

Subject & Meaning

The canvas presents a dim, overcast scene dominated by a solitary windmill rising from a wet, muddy terrain. Dark, swirling clouds fill the sky, while distant trees and modest structures recede into the gloom, suggesting a quiet, perhaps melancholic moment in the Dutch countryside as day yields to night.

Windmill with Summerhouse II, Piet Mondrian

Artist & collection

Artist

Jacob Maris

Jacob Henricus Maris (August 25, 1837 – August 7, 1899) was a Dutch painter, who with his brothers Willem and Matthijs belonged to what has come to be known as the Hague School of painters.