Artist

Isaac Israëls

1865–1934 · born in Amsterdam · died in The Hague

Isaac Israëls was born in Amsterdam, the son of the famous painter Jozef Israëls, in a Dutch Jewish family. He painted lively scenes of Amsterdam streets, fashion houses and beaches in a loose, fast Impressionist style. He lived in Amsterdam, Paris, and The Hague, and he traveled to Indonesia and elsewhere. He died in The Hague in 1934.