The Collector
Isaac Lazarus Israëls
1934
Image
![The Collector Painting of man with beard sitting at desk examining an object at table filled with small sculptures.](/sites/default/files/styles/prose_image_x2/public/images/vol08/Posen8_viscult079.jpg?itok=0dCgJr09)
The Collector dates from the last year of Israëls’s life. It is in the style of Dutch impressionism, which emphasized the essence of a subject, rather than its light and color as did French impressionism. Many of Israëls’s paintings look as if they were painted quickly, in order to capture a moment in time. Paradoxically, his vigorous brushstrokes also convey a sense of movement.
Credits
Collection Jewish Historical Museum, Amsterdam.
Published in: The Posen Library of Jewish Culture and Civilization, vol. 8.