By Josef Israels
Located in Missouri, MO
Children at the Seashore
By Josef Israels (1824-1911)
Unframed: 9" x 15"
Framed: 17.5" x 23.5"
Signed Lower Left
Born in Groningen, Holland, in 1824, Josef Israels was brought up in the traditions of the Jewish faith and destined for the rabbinate. His interest in drawing grew stronger with age however, and in 1840 his father finally relented, sending him to Amsterdam. There he spent his days working in the studio of Jan Kruseman and his evenings painting at the Royal Academy under Jan Pieneman, both leading portrait painters. In Paris, Israels studied a short time with the historical painter Francois Picot...
Category
19th Century Realist Landscape Paintings