Jozef Israëls 1824 - 1911

Jozef Israëls (1824 -1911), famous for his portrayals of life in Holland's fishing villages and of scenes from Jewish and peasant life, was the éminence grise of the Hague School. Contemporaries saw him as a latterday Rembrandt, whose art gave his subjects a voice. 

This representative and extensive survey of his life and work marks the 175th anniversary of Israëls's birth. Over one hundred paintings, watercolours, dawings and etchings are illustrated in colour and discussed in this copious catalogue. Many of these works, drawn from public and private collections in Holland and abroad, have not been exhibited for years. The introductory essays focus on Israëls's career and artistic development, his affinity with Rembrandt and his Jewish background.

A publication that ranks as standard work on Jozef Israëls.