Artwork
Feeding Chickens
Feeding Chickens is an oil painting by the Barbizon school artist Jacob Maris. It dates from 1866 and is held in the collection of the Rijksmuseum.
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Technique & Style
The piece entered the collection of the Rijksmuseum after previously being owned by Jean Charles Joseph Drucker.
Executed in 1866, Feeding Chickens is an oil painting on canvas by Jacob Maris. The work measures 33 cm in height and 21 cm in width. Although classified within the portrait genre in certain records, the title suggests a scene of rural activity.
The piece entered the collection of the Rijksmuseum after previously being owned by Jean Charles Joseph Drucker. The application of oil paint on a woven canvas support reflects standard nineteenth-century Dutch painting practices, though specific details regarding the artist's brushwork, surface condition, or underpainting are not provided in the available documentation.
History & Provenance
Jacob Maris created the oil painting Feeding Chickens in 1866. Executed on canvas, the work measures 33 cm in height and 21 cm in width. Historical records indicate that the piece was once owned by Jean Charles Joseph Drucker. The painting is currently held in the collection of the Rijksmuseum.
Jacob Maris's painting Feeding Chickens, created in 1866, is held in the collection of the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. The work is an oil painting on canvas measuring 33 cm in height and 21 cm in width. Historical records indicate that the piece was previously owned by Jean Charles Joseph Drucker before entering the museum's holdings.
The provided sources do not contain specific details regarding the artwork's accession number or a documented exhibition history.
Legacy
Jacob Maris' 1866 work Feeding Chickens entered the collection of Jean Charles Joseph Drucker before being acquired by the Rijksmuseum, where it remains part of their holdings. The painting, classified as a portrait genre work in oil on canvas measuring 33 by 21 centimeters, is documented in Rijksmuseum records as a significant example of 19th-century Dutch genre painting. Its provenance and physical details are recorded in institutional sources, including the work's inclusion in the museum's collection under the artist Jacob Maris.
Overview
Feeding Chickens is a 1866 oil painting by Jacob Maris, a Dutch artist associated with the Hague School. The work is a genre scene depicting rural life and is now held in the Rijksmuseum collection.
Subject & Meaning
The painting shows a girl in a light dress and dark skirt leaning over a low wall, feeding chickens surrounded by wildflowers and tall grass. A dark building and trees are visible in the background, with sunlight filtering through the leaves, creating a serene rural atmosphere.
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Artist
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.
