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Israëls, Jozef
Israëls, Jozef (b Groningen, 27 Jan. 1824; d Scheveningen, 12 Aug. 1911). Dutch painter. He studied in Amsterdam and Paris and began his career as a portrait and historical painter, but in the 1850s he turned to the kind of work for which he is principally known—scenes of fishermen and peasants and the milieu in which they lived. In 1870 he moved from Amsterdam to The Hague and thereafter became one of the leading members of the Hague School. He has been called ‘the Dutch Millet’ and he won great popularity because of his piously sentimental approach; indeed, in his time he was the most famous living Dutch artist, with an international reputation. His son Isaac (1865–1934) also worked mainly in The Hague, but in a style almost completely independent of his father's. His pictures of the social life of his time are influenced by Breitner and characterized by the vivid colours and vigorous brushwork of the Impressionists.
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IAN CHILVERS. "Israëls, Jozef." The Oxford Dictionary of Art. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. IAN CHILVERS. "Israëls, Jozef." The Oxford Dictionary of Art. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O2-IsralsJozef.html IAN CHILVERS. "Israëls, Jozef." The Oxford Dictionary of Art. 2004. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O2-IsralsJozef.html |
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Israëls, Jozef
Israëls, Jozef (1824–1911). Dutch painter. He studied in Amsterdam and Paris and began his career as a portrait and historical painter, but in the 1850s he turned to the kind of work for which he is principally known—scenes of fishermen and peasants and the milieu in which they lived. In 1870 he moved from Amsterdam to The Hague and thereafter became one of the leading members of the Hague School. He has been called ‘the Dutch Millet’ and he won great popularity because of his piously sentimental approach; indeed, in his time he was the most famous living Dutch artist, with an international reputation. His son, Isaac (1865–1934), also worked mainly in The Hague, but in a style almost completely independent of his father's. His pictures of the social life of his time are influenced by Breitner and characterized by the vivid colours and vigorous brushwork of the Impressionists.
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IAN CHILVERS. "Israëls, Jozef." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. IAN CHILVERS. "Israëls, Jozef." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O3-IsralsJozef.html IAN CHILVERS. "Israëls, Jozef." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists. 2003. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O3-IsralsJozef.html |
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Jozef Israëls
Jozef Israëls , 1824-1911, Dutch genre painter. In Amsterdam he painted somber and moving scenes from the life of the Dutch fishermen and peasantry, for which he soon became famous. After 1870 he lived at The Hague. His dramatic use of silvery-gray light is expressive of the melancholy character of his themes. Israëls was equally proficient in oil and watercolor and was an accomplished etcher. Among his best-known works are The Zandvoort Fisherman, Toilers of the Sea, and David Singing before Saul (all: Amsterdam) and Expectation (Metropolitan Mus.). His son, Isaäc Israëls, 1865-1934, a painter of the social life of his day, was greatly influenced in style by the impressionists. Representative works are at The Hague. |
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"Jozef Israëls." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Jozef Israëls." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Israels.html "Jozef Israëls." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Israels.html |
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Israëls, Jozef
Israëls, Jozef. See BIENNALE.
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IAN CHILVERS. "Israëls, Jozef." A Dictionary of Twentieth-Century Art. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. IAN CHILVERS. "Israëls, Jozef." A Dictionary of Twentieth-Century Art. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O5-IsralsJozef.html IAN CHILVERS. "Israëls, Jozef." A Dictionary of Twentieth-Century Art. 1999. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O5-IsralsJozef.html |
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