# Fairytale

- By: Matthijs Maris (The Hague, 1839–1917)
- Date: c. 1877
- Medium: panel, oil paint (paint)
- Classification: painting
- Dimensions: depth 9 cm
- Credit line: Gift of the heirs of W.J. van Randwijk, The Hague
- Museum: [Rijksmuseum](https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/collection/object/SK-A-2705--bfbc51353b1085fdd73ee087c2995af9)
- Rights: [Public Domain Mark](http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)
- Picture: https://invisiblenetwork.ai/thumbs/web/05148de4192a9b849af6a97be9de6f50.jpg
- Who can see it: Little Ones profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)

After having worked on canvas for a long time, Maris here once again chose a wood panel as his support. He first painted the woman, then her immediate surroundings, and lastly the sky. The smooth wood gave him the freedom to play with different brushwork: the sky and the woman are thinly brushed with diluted oil paint resembling watercolour, while the foliage is rendered with spirited short strokes.