Ducks
c. 1880 - c. 1907
Medium
oil on panel
Dimensions
19; 27; 7
About this artwork
olieverf op paneel
Art Historical Context
Willem Maris’s *Ducks* captures a quiet moment in the Dutch countryside, rendered in oil on a modest wooden panel measuring just 19 by 27 centimeters. Created sometime between 1880 and 1907, the small scale suggests an intimate study rather than a grand exhibition piece, inviting viewers to linger over the subtle play of light on water and feathers. Maris, working during the later years of the Hague School, often turned to such everyday rural subjects, using the smooth surface of the panel to achieve fine tonal gradations that evoke the soft Dutch atmosphere. The choice of oil on panel was tr...
About the Artist
Willem Maris · 1844–1910
Landscape painter who was known for his pasture landscapes seen in hazy morning light, often including cows and ducks. Comment on works: pastoral, bucolic Landscapes.