Matthijs Maris

"My brother Jaap was born as a painter, which means he really enjoyed it."

"I recollect after the war in '71 there were some debts to pay of course: what had I to do? I said to Wisselingh who was with Goupil, 'tell them that I'll take them back later on.' I've never been able…"

"Just at the time I got your letter Mr. Angus sent me the 'Scotsman' . You say some critics have thought it fair to make it the basis of a personal attack, and it is very critic-like. Critic means knif…"

"I liked the room the moment I saw it, so here I am set up as a swell.. .Don't you take this to be a trap set up for the unwary, you know you're always touching a sore spot when you talk painting, and …"

"Last year I asked too much of my strength. I can't go on like this. it was not possible for me, I had to step back, I didn't make anything but stones ... They wanted to see beautiful paintings but I s…"

"Besides I never put a bullet in my gun, but only pretended, to do so!"

"The Brothers Maris , ed. Charles Holme; text: D.C. Thomson; publishers, Offices of 'The Studio', London - Paris, 1907"

"many free images of paintings and drawings of Matthijs Maris, in the RijksStudio of the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam"