Isaac Israëls was born in Amsterdam in 1865, the son of the painter Jozef Israëls. Early in his life, his family moved to The Hague. During his life as an artist Isaac exchanged ‘the grey' pallet of the Haagse school (the Hague school) for a more colourful and lively pallet.
Israels was associated with the Amsterdam Impressionism movement.
Between 1880 and 1882 he studied at the Royal Academy of Art, The Hague, where he met George Hendrik Breitner who was to become a lifelong friend.
He returned to Amsterdam where he was asked to join the Kring der Tachtigers (the group of Eighty). Cityscapes featuring Amsterdam and Parisian street life, fashionable ladies, the interiors of cafés and sewing workshops are amongst his most popular scenes. He is considered to be one of the most important Dutch impressionists.
Isaac Israëls died in 1934 in The Hague.
For a more in-depth biography see part 1, and for earlier works see parts 1 - 10 also.
This is part 11 of an 11-part series on the works of Isaac Israëls.
Note: The latter part of the works in this post are undated:
n.d. Seamstresses
chalk and pastel on paper 38.5 x 25 cm
n.d. Seated lady with flowers in Bern
watercolour on paper 39.8 x 29.8 cm
n.d. Seated man
chalk on paper (size not given)
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
n.d. Seated woman
chalk on paper (size not given)
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
n.d. Self Portrait
black chalk on paper (size not given)
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
n.d. Self Portrait
chalk on paper (size not given)
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
n.d. Self Portrait
watercolour on paper 38 x 27.6 cm
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
n.d. Sleeping woman
oil on panel 32.5 x 41 cm
n.d. Smiling young woman
oil on panel 27.0 x 21.3 cm
n.d. Sophie de Vries reading in the Studio
oil on canvas 50.3 x 42.8 cm
n.d. Sophie de Vries with a red medallion
oil on canvas 50.5 x 40.5 cm
n.d. Sophie in an interior
oil on canvas 80.0 x 65.0 cm
n.d. Standing dancer
oil on canvas 70 x 60 cm
Centraal Museum, Utrecht, Netherlands
n.d. Strolling on the Scheveningen pier
oil on canvas 50.2 x 40.0 cm
n.d. Studies of a clown
chalk on paper 42.8 x 31.5 cm
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
n.d. Sunbathing on the beach at Viareggio
oil on canvas 40.2 x 50.2 cm
n.d. The Café Scala, The Hague
oil on canvas 65.0 x 58.0 cm
n.d. The Chess Players
pastel? on paper 40 x 57.5 cm
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
n.d. The dancer
watercolour on paper 52.5 x 36.5 cm
n.d. The donkey ride on the beach of Scheveningen
oil on canvas 32.8 x 44.3 cm
n.d. The Egyptian Drummer Girl (1)
oil on canvas 181 x 75 cm,%20UK.jpg)
n.d. The Egyptian Drummer Girl (2)
oil on canvas 180 x 76.2 cm
Dundee Art Galleries and Museums Collection
Dundee City Council, UK
n.d. The factory girl
pastel, chalk and gouache on paper 57 x 41 cm
n.d. The Fair in Amsterdam
pastel on paper (size not given)
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
n.d. The fashion house
watercolour on paper 35.8 x 53.3 cm
n.d. The fashion studio
oil on panel 46 x 33 cm
n.d. The milliners’ workshop
oil on canvas oil on canvas 46 x 61 cm
n.d. The Prinsengracht near the Noordermarkt, Amsterdam
oil on canvas 71 x 100 cm
n.d. The sharpener
watercolour and chalk on paper 62.3 x 43.4 cm
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
n.d. The statue of Willem the Silent on the Noordeinde in The Hague
pen and ink on paper 31 x 23.5 cm
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
n.d. The Thames near Richmond
oil on canvas 51 x 60.5 cm
n.d. The Writer Jo de Wit
oil on panel 35.5 x 14 cm
n.d. The young seamstress
gouache, chalk and pastel on paper 58 x 45 cm
n.d. Three 'waspitten' strolling along the Prinsengracht, Amsterdam
chalk and charcoal on paper 44 x 53.5 cm
n.d. Three figures in a circus performance
chalk on paper 42.6 x 31.7 cm
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
n.d. Three revue girls van de Bouwmeester revue, Scala, The Hague
oil on canvas 100 x 70.5 cm
Private Collection
n.d. Trevi Fountain, Rome
gouache and watercolour on paper 35 x 50.1 cm
Museum, Otterlo, Netherlands
n.d. Trying on fabrics in Maison Wijnman, The Hague
oil on canvas 80.0 x 65.5 cm
n.d. Two Boxers
oil on canvas 152 x 101 cm
n.d. Two Cockney girls
oil on canvas 77 x 51 cm
n.d. Two girls chatting
oil on canvas 55 x 69 cm
n.d. Two Javanese dancers
oil on canvas 60 x 45 cm
n.d. Two portraits of an unknown woman
chalk on paper (size not given)
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
n.d. Two reclining women and a woman's head
chalk and watercolour on paper (size not given)
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
n.d. Woman on a terrace
pencil on paper (size not given)
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
n.d. Woman on horseback
etching on paper 20.2 x 14.9 cm
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
n.d. Woman with a blue hat in Amsterdam shopping district, by night
watercolour on paper 25.5 x 35.4 cm
n.d. Woman with downcast eyes
watercolour on paper 35.4 x 25.2 cm
Kröller-Müller Museum, Otterlo, Netherlands
n.d. Young girl posing
oil on panel 67 x 31 cm
n.d. Young lady in grey
oil on canvas 55.8 x 45.5 cm
n.d. Young woman with a hat
oil on canvas (size not given)
n.d. Young woman with a hat
etching on paper 22.1 x 14.5 cm
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
n.d. Young woman with loose hair, in profile
chalk on paper (size not given)
Rijksmueum, Amsterdam
