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1844 The Hague, Holland - 1910 The Hague, Holland. Known for: Hague School painting, bucolic landscape with grazing cattle.
Willem Maris was a Dutch landscape painter of the Hague School*. He was the third in a family of five children. His two brothers Jacob and Matthijs Maris preceded him as painters. In literature he is... Read full biography
Willem Maris was a Dutch landscape painter of the Hague School*. He was the third in a family of five children. His two brothers Jacob and Matthijs Maris preceded him as painters. In literature he is often characterized as a self-taught man, and Maris described his early study years as follows:... Read full biography
Willem Maris was a Dutch landscape painter of the Hague School*. He was the third in a family of five children. His two brothers Jacob and Matthijs Maris preceded him as painters. In literature he is often characterized as a self-taught man, and Maris described his early study years as follows: "From the time I was young I worked outdoors. Even before I was twelve I would sit in the meadow and watch the cows before and after school. As my brothers were older than me, naturally I got part of my... Read full biography
Willem Maris was a Dutch landscape painter of the Hague School*. He was the third in a family of five children. His two brothers Jacob and Matthijs Maris preceded him as painters. In literature he is often characterized as a self-taught man, and Maris described his early study years as follows: "From the time I was young I worked outdoors. Even before I was twelve I would sit in the meadow and watch the cows before and after school. As my brothers were older than me, naturally I got part of my training from them, and in the winters I went to the Academy of Art, where I often drew from plaster models and also often practiced drawing in perspective. In the summer I always studied outdoors, and in the winter in the stable." . Maris also... Read full biography
Willem Maris was a Dutch landscape painter of the Hague School*. He was the third in a family of five children. His two brothers Jacob and Matthijs Maris preceded him as painters. In literature he is often characterized as a self-taught man, and Maris described his early study years as follows: "From the time I was young I worked outdoors. Even before I was twelve I would sit in the meadow and watch the cows before and after school. As my brothers were older than me, naturally I got part of my training from them, and in the winters I went to the Academy of Art, where I often drew from plaster models and also often practiced drawing in perspective. In the summer I always studied outdoors, and in the winter in the stable." . Maris also received advice from the cattle painter Pieter Stortenbeker, who gave him work to copy. In 1862, Maris made his debut with Cows on the Heath... Read full biography
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Artist Colony
- •Laren, Holland, The Laren School
- •Oosterbeek, Holland
Art Movement
- •Hague School of Painting, First or Second Generation