Alone
Jozef Israëls · 1880
Why it's great
A woman sits alone in a dim room, with her head bowed. Jozef Israëls was a master of painting the loneliness of poor, working people. The few colors and soft light create a deep mood. It's a moving painting from the Hague School.
Where to see it
📍 The Mesdag CollectionThe Hague, 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.
