Passing Mother's Grave
Jozef Israëls · 1856
Why it's great
A man and his child walk by a grave, in a sad and quiet mood. Jozef Israëls was a Dutch painter of Jewish background, known as the leader of the Hague School. He painted poor families and fishermen with deep sympathy. It shows how art can show feelings of loss gently.
Where to see it
📍 Stedelijk Museum AmsterdamAmsterdam, 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.
