Matthijs MarisDutch, 1839–1917Boat with a Pollard Willow
Can I see it?
Unknown
Where is “Boat with a Pollard Willow” now? Collection: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Unknown.
Rijksmuseum
Amsterdam, Netherlands
The owner is known; whether it is on view today is not.
- Source
- The museum
About the painting
This small painting was probably executed en plein air, much as the artist in this boat is doing. A piece of paper is clipped to the lid of his paintbox. He uses a maulstick as a support while painting. The brilliant backlighting creates a powerful light-dark contrast in this painting. A striking element of the composition is the diagonal placement of the pollard willow, which blocks the view of the landscape.
Rijksmuseum
Details
- Accession number
- SK-A-2993
What it shows
In the catalog
Sources
- Rijksmuseum
- Image: Rijksmuseum — public domain
![[Kanal mit einem großen Boot und einer Brücke; Canal with a Large Boat and a Bridge; Le paysage au bateau], Rembrandt, 1650](https://diglib.hab.de/varia/haum/rembrandt-v3-4676/max/000001.jpg)
![[Landschaft mit trinkender Kuh; Landscape with a Cow Drinking; L'abreuvoir de la vache], Rembrandt, 1650](https://diglib.hab.de/varia/haum/rembrandt-ab3-0268/max/000001.jpg)
