Biography

Isaac Israels was a Dutch representational painter, best known for his use of neutral tones and technique of flickering brushstrokes. He often depicted the streets and cafes of Amsterdam, along with the landscapes of Holland, India, and Bali, in a muted palette animated by his lively paint handling. The artist was part of the Amsterdam Impressionists group, who were influenced by German and French Impressionists such as Max Liebermann and Édouard Manet. Born on February 3, 1865 in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, Israels’ father was Jozef Israels, a well-known painter of The Hague School. Israels went on to study at the Royal Academy of Art in The Hague and later lived and worked in London and Paris. Today, his works are in the collections of the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, the Frans Hals Museum in Haarlem, the Ashmolean Museum at the University of Oxford, and the Groninger Museum, among others. Israels died on October 7, 1934 in The Hague, the Netherlands.