Isaac Israels 1865-1934

Collection Dr. A. Polak-Daniels, The Hague
Art Gallery R. Noortman, Hulsberg (1975)
Private Collection, The Netherlands

Dordrecht, Dordrechts Museum, 25 May-26 July 1985, no 71
Rotterdam, Kunsthal, Isaac Israels - Holland Impressionist, 4 September 1999 - 9 January 2000
The Hague, Museum Mesdag, Isaac Israels en Raden Mas Jodjana. Een Indische vriendschap, 10 June - 9 October 2005

A. Wagner, 'Isaac Israels', Bulletin Museum Boymans van Beuningen, Rotterdam, 1962, part 13, no. 1, illustrated on p.16
A. Wagner, Isaac Israels, Venlo 1985, illustrated full page in colour, nr. 181
D. Welling, Isaac Israels. The Sunny World of a Hague Cosmopolitan, The Hague, 1991, page 60, colourplate
S. de Bodt, J. Kapelle, J. Sillevis, J. Ubbens, J. Wesselingh, Isaac Israels. Holland Impressionist, Schiedam, 1999, page 137, colourplate
J.P Glerum, De Indische Israels, Zwolle, 2005, page 113, colourplate

The painting is in good condition, as is the canvas which is clear and taut. Examination under ultraviolet light reveals no evidence of retouching and the paint layers are intact and in stable condition. The colours in the catalogue illustration are close, but the colour of the skin tone is deeper and not as bright. Green is a shade darker and not as brightly illustrated. The 'ground' is warmer brown as well when compared to the actual painting.
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