Ploughing Farmer by Jacob Maris. A farmer in a blue jacket guides a plough pulled by a white horse through a dark, muddy field under an expansive, pale sky.

Ploughing Farmer

Jacob Maris

1850 · Paper, Pencil, Watercolor Paint

A tranquil and atmospheric watercolor depicting a farmer at work in the Dutch countryside.

$243

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Where it works

A measured, restful work in a warmer tonal register — asks little of the space around it.

Often works in
Bedroom · Living Room · Study
Placement
Reads naturally where the wall has more height than width
Walls
Benefits from a wall with more tonal contrast
Color notes
Soft white, Soft gray

About the piece

Created by Jacob Maris, a leading figure of the Hague School, this watercolor captures the quiet dignity of rural labor. The composition features a low horizon line that emphasizes the vast, luminous sky, characteristic of the 19th-century Dutch landscape tradition.

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