Willem Maris

Willem Maris ( born February 18, 1844 in The Hague, † October 10, 1910 ibid ), also known in German-speaking Wenzel Maris, was a Dutch painter and the youngest son of the family of painters Maris. It is attributed to the Hague School. His works are typical Dutch landscapes with cattle, ducks and other animals, in much brighter colors than the paintings of his brothers Jacob and Matthijs Maris Maris.

Family and Life

The three brothers had an older sister, Henriette. The grandfather came from Prague Wenceslas Maresch, married early 19th century, of Amsterdam, Metge Smit and settled with her in The Hague. Son Matthew was born in 1809 and registered under the surname Marris. Later called the Maris family. Mattheus married Hendrika Bloemert, and there he was master printer, the children came early with fine art prints of the old masters in contact, they admired and imitated tried. So her talent was discovered early.

Willem received by his brothers his first drawing lessons. He attended evening lessons at the Royal Academy of Beeldende Kunsten (Royal Academy of Fine Arts) in The Hague and was temporarily in the cattle painters Pieter Stortenbeker into teaching. Otherwise, he was largely self-taught. In The Hague Mauritshuis he copied the work of the animal painter Paulus Potter from the 17th century. He also painted in the artist colony estate Oosterbeek and Wolfheze and developed into a landscape and animal Malter. In 1855 he met Anton Mauve know. His first exhibition was in 1863 in The Hague instead. In 1865, he traveled with Bernard Blommers through the Rhine States and later to Norway.

As of 1869, he remained in The Hague, where he died at the age of 65 years. He was buried in the cemetery Oud Eik en Duinen. His son Simon Maris painted and also wrote a book about his family of painters.

1903 Floris Arntzenius made ​​a portrait of him.

Work

With its ever- repeating Dutch landscapes with and without animals and its simple conception of landscape Maris ' work is reminiscent of the Frenchman Camille Corot.

1862 settled Willem Maris in The Hague as an independent painter and met in the same year Anton Mauve, with him throughout his life formed close working friendship. They had met in the artists' colony estate Oosterbeek and painted both primarily outdoors.

Like his brothers and mauve also Willem Maris of The Hague School is attributed, as it was located mainly due to the capture mood and atmosphere of a landscape. Over time, his brushstroke was always free and determined. In contrast to the works of his brothers his landscapes are flooded with sunlight. Although he should have been as the youngest of the Maris brothers actually of both realism and impressionism farthest, he was probably still the most realistic painter of the three. From another point of view, in turn, could be led to believe that he was the most Impressionistic, but he was known by his saying: " I do not paint cows, but light."

George Hendrik Breitner was one of his students.