As one gets old
Jozef Israëls · 1878
Why it's great
An elderly woman sits by a fire, resting in a plain room, with a quiet, tired face. Jozef Israëls loved to paint simple people with great dignity. The title comes from a Dutch saying about growing old. It's a thoughtful look at old age.
Where to see it
📍 Kunstmuseum Den HaagThe 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.
