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23 J. MARIS 1837-1899 THE BRIDGE — In the immediate foreground a canal crossed by a bridge on which stands a woman. Below and close to the spectator a man in a barge engaged in lighting his pipe. To the left a greatly inclined road along which walk two peasant women in single file carrying yokes from which milk cans are suspended. Houses beyond bridge to right and left, town in the distance. Grey sky.

The International Studio of February, 1907, speaks as follows of this picture: "The largest and most important Maris in the collection (i.e. Alexander Young's) is 'The Bridge,' a work treated in the artist's broadest and most vigorous style. The composition and decorative qualities which are seen here are only surpassed by the masterly brushwork and the truthfulness of the atmospheric effect."

Painted in 1885. Illustrated in "Nineteenth Century Art," by D. S. MacColl, between pp. 84 and 85. An etching of this painting by Philip Zilcken was published in 1887. Exhibited: Glasgow International Exhibition, 1901 No. 1370. Exhibited; Guildhall, London, 1903, No. 92. SIgned at the lower right, "J. Maris." Canvas: W. 54 3/4; H. 44 1/2. Collection: J. S. Forbes, London. Alexander Young, London.

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24 METZU, GABRIEL 1630-1667 LADY IN BLUE —