Vieuw on Amsterdam?
Oil on canvas 68 x 127 cm
Signed bottom right: J Maris
Painted about 1880
Jacob Maris often painted cities but they seldom had such a large size. Most of the city outskirt was not original but a combination of some items. In this painting the harbour has some resemblance with old Amsterdam but the arangement of the churches is not correct. The style is traditional with a grey haze over the water, this in strict accordance with the tradition of the Hague School.
Provenance:
Christies New York 25 X 1989
Kunsthandel Borzo 1990
Literature:
Catalogus TEFAF Maastricht, 10-18 III 1990
