'After Dark'
Jozef Israëls · 1888
Why it's great
A family sits in a dark house, with a single lamp lighting their faces. Jozef Israëls painted the calm and warmth of simple lives in Dutch homes. The glow of the lamp is gentle. It's a cozy, quiet scene.
Where to see it
📍 RijksmuseumAmsterdam, Netherlands
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Jozef Israëls was born into a Jewish family in Groningen, in the Netherlands, and became the leader of the Hague School of painters. He is famous for his tender pictures of fisherfolk and poor families in the dunes. He lived in Amsterdam and The Hague, and spent many summers in the fishing village of Zandvoort. He died in 1911.
