1849 - 1885

Kerngegevens

  • Top 3 works:
    • House with Tiled Roof
    • Tree Landscape
  • Nationality: Netherlands
  • Lifespan: 36 years
  • Copyright status: Public domain
  • Also known as:
    • Martinus Boks
    • Bokes
    • Boks
  • Born: 1849, The Hague, Netherlands

The Hague's Quiet Observer

The Hague, 1849. A child is born into the Dutch landscape, a life that will eventually be defined by the delicate application of pigment to paper and canvas. Marinus Boks moves through the world as a painter, a watercolorist, and a draftsperson. His existence is tied to the streets and the light of the Netherlands, a presence felt in the subtle shifts of the Dutch sky and the structural weight of local architecture.

His hands find their purpose in the precision of the line and the fluidity of the wash. He does not merely observe; he translates the physical world into a visual language. There is a specific focus in his work, a way of capturing the essence of a scene through the controlled movement of a brush. His technical skill spans several disciplines:

The years between 1880 and 1882 mark a period of tangible output. During this time, the compositions take shape, capturing the stillness of the Dutch environment. In 1880, a house with a tiled roof emerges, its geometry defined by the artist's eye for structure. By 1882, the focus shifts toward the natural world in a tree landscape, where the organic forms of the countryside meet the artist's disciplined hand.

A Life Defined by the Brush

The trajectory of his career is brief, a sudden arc that begins and ends in The Hague. He works with a sense of immediacy, his output reflecting the quiet intensity of a man deeply embedded in his surroundings. The light of the Netherlands informs every stroke, whether he is working in the permanence of paint or the transparency of watercolor. He remains a figure of the Dutch tradition, a practitioner of the visual arts whose life was cut short in 1885.

Vraag en antwoord

Waar en wanneer is Marinus Boks geboren?

Marinus Boks werd geboren in The Hague in 1849.

Hoeveel kunstwerken van Marinus Boks zijn beschikbaar om te bekijken?

U kunt 2 kunstwerken werken van Marinus Boks bekijken op de Alle kunstwerken-pagina.

Waar kan ik de kunstwerken van Marinus Boks bekijken, gesorteerd op kleur?

De werken van Marinus Boks kunnen op kleur worden verkend op de Sorteren op kleur pagina van de kunstenaar.

Waar kan ik statistieken vinden over de werken van Marinus Boks?

Statistieken over de werken van Marinus Boks zijn te vinden op de Statistieken-pagina van de kunstenaar.

Test je oog

Er is slechts één goed antwoord op elke vraag.

Vraag 1:
In which city was Marinus Boks born?
Vraag 2:
In what year was Marinus Boks born?
Vraag 3:
Which of these is listed as one of Marinus Boks's occupations?
Vraag 4:
In which year was the work 'House with Tiled Roof' created?
Vraag 5:
In which city did Marinus Boks die?