Children of the Sea
Jozef Israëls · 1872
Why it's great
Two children play at the water's edge in a Dutch fishing village, wearing simple clothes. Jozef Israëls spent summers in the fishing village of Zandvoort and painted its people. The soft light on the sand and sea is lovely. It's a charming and moving image of childhood by the sea.
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Two children play at the water's edge. What do you think they are looking at?
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.
