Jozef Israels Original Watercolor Painting Dutch Woman

This is an original watercolor painting by artist Jozef Israëls.  The subject is an elderly peasant woman seated on a chair, holding a spoon and kettle.  Her clothing is a tattered.  She is illuminated by the only source of light in the room.  The mood is quiet, and the atmosphere still, and full of age.  It brings us into the life of this woman.

• Artist: Jozef Israëls 
• Title: Unknown
• Circa: Estimated around 1900
• Medium: Watercolor on paper
• Presentation: Pasted onto cardboard backing; matting has been removed
• Size of sheet: 7 x 9 3/4 inches
• Size of backing: 10 x 14 inches
• Signature: In paint, lower left
• Condition: In need of restoration, particularly in the following areas: Paint loss on the pan, lower right, the upper left and right corners, and on the woman's head; 1 1/4 inch tear at the left edge, caused by a crease at the backing

Please note that this piece is being offered at a reduced opening to compensate for the cost of restoration. 

This is an appealing original work of art by the noted Dutch born Jewish artist.

Biography

Jozef Israëls (1824 - 1911) was born in Groningen, Holland, and was brought up in the Jewish faith to be a Rabbi.  His interest in drawing, however, led him in on a path of artistic pursuits.  He studied at Academie Minerva in Croningen, Koninklijke Academie in Amsterdam, and Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris.  He lived in the Hague, and developed a style of somber tones, influenced by the French Realists of the Barbizon school.  His style inspired a movement among artists working in the area, soon recognized as the Hague School.  Israëls was noted in particular for his scenes of life among the Dutch peasant communities.  His work can be found in many permanent collections worldwide, including: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, National Gallery, London, and the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

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