The Sick Mother

Artist Jozef Israels (Groningen, Netherlands, 1824 - 1911)

Datec. 1869

Mediumwatercolour on board

ClassificationsPaintings And Drawings

DimensionsOverall: Height: 31.2 cm, Width: 44.3 cm
Frame: Height: 55.6 cm, Width: 68.7 cm, Depth: 9.4 cm

AcquisitionPresented in 1921 by Lady Reid.

CopyrightOut of copyright - CC0

LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub

Object numberABDAG002259

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About MeIn the 19th century the Dutch School of painting enjoyed a resurgence and Netherlandish painter Josef Israels was at the forefront of the new 'Hague School'.

Israels recuperated from an illness in a small fishing village at Scheveningen and it was there that he became a painter of everyday life, portraying the lives and trials of the poor villagers. Inspired by the work of Rembrandt, Israels used lighting and sombre tones to express human sympathy - in this case, for the sickness of an old woman.

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Inspired by Rembrandt, Israel used sombre tones and lighting to express human sympathy, often portraying the lives of poor villagers.