The subject in all of Jacob Maris's paintings, whether in watercolor or oil, and in his etchings, is subordinate to the atmospheric effect, as in the Grey Tower, Old Amsterdam (c. 1880).
This mastery of atmosphere influences many of his contemporaries.
Images
Jacob Maris: Village near Schiedam. oil on canvas - 48,5 x 78,5 cm. Dordrechts Museum