Dreams
Jozef Israëls · 1860
Why it's great
A young woman lies in the grass above the sea, lost in daydreams. Jozef Israëls, a Dutch painter of Jewish background, was the leader of the Hague School and often painted quiet, thoughtful moments. The soft light and dreamy pose invite you to wonder what she is thinking. It's a gentle picture of imagination.
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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.
