# Allotment Gardens near The Hague [View the canonical artwork record]() ## Artwork - Artist: [MARIS, Jacobus Hendricus]() - Date: 1851-1900 - Technique: Oil on canvas, 63 x 54 cm ## Commentary Allotment Gardens near The Hague c. 1878 Oil on canvas, 63 x 54 cm Haags Gemeentemuseum, The Hague Jacobus Maris was a prominent figure in the Hague School. Initially he painted figural work, and subsequently landscapes. Six years in Paris gave him ample opportunity to study French art, and he especially admired Courbet and the atmospheric panoramic views of Daubigny. Back home, painting his native Dutch landscapes with a muted palette that registered subtly intimate nuances of light and hue, he evolved a distinctively Dutch style in works such as Allotment Gardens near The Hague. ## Attribution [Web Gallery of Art]()