Cityscape (c. 1885 - c. 1887)

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Jacob Maris, a pivotal figure in the Hague School, keenly captured the soul of the Dutch landscape, particularly the interplay between city life and the environmental elements surrounding it. His painting titled "Cityscape" (circa 1885 - 1887), reflects a serene yet moody depiction of an everyday scene set against the backdrop of a bustling city.The artwork focuses on a canal busy with maritime activity, portraying various sailing ships and a rowboat being deftly maneuvered by a solitary figure. The foreground reveals the worn edges of docks and stacked boats, signifying the industry of a working waterfront, while faint details of the city’s architecture rise into the misty and cloud-laden sky in the background. This muted color palette predominantly features earthy tones, which add a somber and reflective quality to the scene. The water's surface reflects the grey skies, and is animated by the presence of birds in flight, adding a dynamic natural element to the otherwise tranquil composition.Jacob Maris's masterful use of atmosphere and light lends his cityscape an impressionistic quality that invites the viewer to reflect on the enduring interaction between human industry and the natural environment.

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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. He was considered to be the most important and influential Dutch landscape painter of the last quarter of the nineteenth century. His first teacher was painter J.A.B. Stroebel who taught him the art of painting from 1849 to 1852. Jacob Maris's most known works are the series of portraits of the royal House of Orange, he worked on these with his brother Matthijs Maris. He is also known for landscapes such as Ship on the Scheveningen beach.