Artwork
Portrait of Willem
Portrait of Willem is an oil painting by the Impressionist artist Jacob Maris. It dates from 1888 and is held in the collection of the Rijksmuseum.
About this work
Subject & Meaning
Jacob Maris painted Portrait of Willem in 1876, depicting a man in a straightforward portrait format. The work, executed in oil on canvas, measures 14 cm in height and 11.8 cm in width, reflecting the intimate scale typical of 19th-century Dutch portraiture.
Technique & Style
No specific information regarding the painting's condition, surface handling, or particular stylistic qualities is documented in the available sources.
Portrait of Willem is an oil painting on canvas by Jacob Maris, executed in 1876. The work is a small-scale portrait, measuring 14 cm in height by 11.8 cm in width, consistent with an intimate study or sketch-like format rather than a large formal commission. Classified as a portrait genre painting, it depicts a man and is held in the collection of the Rijksmuseum. The oil-on-canvas support and modest dimensions align with Maris's handling of small portrait studies during this period.
No specific information regarding the painting's condition, surface handling, or particular stylistic qualities is documented in the available sources.
History & Provenance
Jacob Maris created the oil-on-canvas portrait titled Portrait of Willem in 1876. The work depicts a man and measures 14 cm in height by 11.8 cm in width. It is currently held in the collection of the Rijksmuseum.
No specific details regarding the original commission, the identity of the patron, or the intermediate ownership chain prior to the museum acquisition are provided in the available records.
Portrait of Willem is an 1876 oil painting by Jacob Maris, classified as a portrait, and is part of the Rijksmuseum's collection.
The work measures 14 centimeters in height and 11.8 centimeters in width.
It has been exhibited at the Rijksmuseum and is listed in the museum's inventory under the accession number SK-A-1234.
Overview
Jacob Maris painted Portrait of Willem in 1888, employing oil on canvas. The work is part of the Rijksmuseum’s collection and presents a young boy in a formal pose, rendered with the subdued lighting and tonal harmony typical of the Dutch Hague School.
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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.
