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Fisher women

Fisher women is an oil painting by the Impressionist artist Marinus van der Maarel. It dates from 1896 and is held in the collection of the Rijksmuseum.
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Technique & Style
The composition focuses on the depiction of fisher women, adhering to the stylistic conventions of late 19th-century portraiture associated with the artist.
Created in 1890 by Marinus van der Maarel, this work is an oil painting executed on canvas. The piece measures 40 cm in height and 30 cm in width. Classified as a portrait within the genre of portraiture, the artwork utilizes oil paint as its primary medium.
The composition focuses on the depiction of fisher women, adhering to the stylistic conventions of late 19th-century portraiture associated with the artist.
History & Provenance
Marinus van der Maarel created the oil painting Fisher women in 1890. Executed on canvas, the work measures 40 cm in height and 30 cm in width. The piece was owned by Maria Catharina barones van Pallandt. It currently resides in the collection of the Rijksmuseum.
Fisher women, an 1890 oil painting by Marinus van der Maarel, is held in the collection of the Rijksmuseum. The work was owned by Maria Catharina barones van Pallandt and is part of the museum's holdings. No specific inventory or accession number is recorded in the available sources, and no exhibition history is documented.
The painting measures 40 cm in height by 30 cm in width and is executed in oil paint on canvas.
Context
Marinus van der Maarel painted Fisher women in 1890, a portrait now held by the Rijksmuseum. The work entered the collection from Maria Catharina barones van Pallandt and measures 40 cm by 30 cm on canvas, executed in oil paint. Scholarship situates it within van der Maarel's focus on Dutch domestic scenes, reflecting late 19th-century realist interests in labor and regional identity.
Its presence in a prominent national collection underscores its historical significance as an example of genre painting from this period.
Overview
Fisher Women is an oil painting created by Marinus van der Maarel in 1896, currently held at the Rijksmuseum.
Subject & Meaning
The painting depicts two women on a beach, dressed in dark clothing and white caps, with one holding a basket and the other gazing out to sea, evoking a sense of their connection to the sea and their occupation.
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