Artwork
Neighborhood on the water
Neighborhood on the water 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
Subject & Meaning
The painting shows a quiet residential scene of houses along a waterway under a soft sky, rendered in oil on canvas. Clouds drift above modest dwellings, suggesting everyday domestic life rather than narrative drama. As a landscape by Jacob Maris, it reflects the Dutch emphasis on atmospheric effects and ordinary environments characteristic of late 19th‑century Dutch painting.
Technique & Style
The work measures 46 cm in height by 32 cm in width, reflecting the dimensions cited in the catalog data.
Jacob Maris executed Neighborhood on the water in oil paint on canvas, a medium confirmed by both the artwork's classification as a painting and its material listing. The work measures 46 cm in height by 32 cm in width, reflecting the dimensions cited in the catalog data. Its formal qualities align with a landscape genre, featuring depictions of sky, clouds, and a house rendered in a style characteristic of Maris's 19th‑century Dutch landscapes.
History & Provenance
Jacob Maris painted Neighborhood on the water in 1883, an oil on canvas work measuring 46 cm by 32 cm that depicts a sky with clouds and a house. The painting entered the collection of Jean Charles Joseph Drucker before being acquired by the Rijksmuseum, where it remains on display.
The work was created as a landscape genre piece and is classified as a painting within the artist’s oeuvre.
Context
Jacob Maris created Neighborhood on the water in 1883, a landscape painting depicting sky, cloud, and house, rendered in oil on canvas measuring 46 cm by 32 cm. The work belongs to the Rijksmuseum collection and was owned by Jean Charles Joseph Drucker at some point. Neighborhood on the water is recognized as part of Maris' oeuvre within the broader Dutch landscape tradition, reflecting the tonal and atmospheric concerns of late 19th-century Dutch painting.
Overview
Jacob Maris painted Neighborhood on the Water in 1892 using oil on canvas. The work belongs to the Dutch landscape tradition of the late nineteenth century and is currently owned by the Rijksmuseum. It portrays a tranquil riverside setting, rendered with the muted palette and atmospheric focus characteristic of Maris’s mature period.
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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.
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The Bridge
Volendam, Holland, from the Zuidende
The Truncated Windmill
Near Breukelen on the Vecht
Douai, the House of Alfred Robaut
Landscape at Kortenhoef
Boerenhuis aan een vaart
Landscape near The Hague
Wooden Bridge across a Canal at Rijswijk
House in the Village of Saint-Martin, near Boulogne-sur-Mer