Human figures, if they appear at all, are frequently very small and indicated by no more than a vertical flick of the brush. The shimmering, clear light evokes the ocean shore at its most serene. Maril's work of the post-World War II period has been described as tranquil, a feeling that pervades all his later work. During the last decades of his life, Maril became increasingly free and assured in his transcendent, luminous depictions of the natural world. The Herman Maril Collection is on view at University of Maryland University College's Inn and Conference Center in College Park, Maryland.
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