Matthijs MarisDutch, 1839–1917De zaaier, naar Millet
Can I see it?
Unknown
Where is “De zaaier, naar Millet” 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 work
Maris took up etching again after twenty years, around 1880. His objective was to make a reproduction of the famous painting The Sower of 1850 by the French artist Jean-François Millet. Maris saw the effort it had taken Millet to create this masterpiece reflected in the farmer’s slow gesture. Good art, so he believed, must issue from its maker. He immediately reaped praise with this large, detailed etching.
Rijksmuseum
Details
- Accession number
- RP-P-OB-67.930
What it shows
In the catalog
Sources
- Rijksmuseum
- Image: Rijksmuseum — public domain
