Israels in his letter to American art-sellers Moulton & Ricketts, 27 June 1910; as cited in Jozef Israëls, 1824 – 1911, ed. Dieuwertje Dekkers; Waanders, Zwolle 1999, p. 188
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As I hear, you are the possessors of one of my favorite paintings 'The children on the beach' and I can tell you that few pictures by me, have so much figures, busy in the subject. Therefore I mean that this picture is an unicum and I hope you will give it a good light and place in your gallery.
— Jozef Israëls
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About Jozef Israëls
Jozef Israëls (27 January 1824 – 12 August 1911) was a Dutch painter. He was a leading senior artist of the group of landscape painters referred to as the Hague School. In Israëls' painting art the ordinary people are his dominating subject.
About Jozef Israëls
Jozef Israëls (27 January 1824 – 12 August 1911) was a Dutch painter. He was a leading senior artist of the group of landscape painters referred to as the Hague School. In Israëls' painting art the ordinary people are his dominating subject.
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