‘He saw himself as an interpreter who had to accept the limitations of the medium and tried to transfer the images onto canvas the best way he could. He attempted to bridge the natural and artistic worlds.’
These photo’s

Isaac Israëls selfportrait
These photo’s were taken at an exhibition of the two painters Joseph and Isaac Israëls. Both portraits were newly cleaned, varnished and framed. Maybe a new back-linen. In those days photography did already exist. Funny to see pictures of Isaac painting portraits on the beach in Holland and Italy. Why would they bother to paint a portrait? The lacking of color in black and white photography? Today photography can achieve almost everything. Why would one take the effort of painting a picture?

Isaac Israëls
his father
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Girl in yellow sweater
oil on linen 80x60cm
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• Peter Thijs 2006
'Lotte Grimbel-Dubois'
oil on linen 60x40cm
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• 'Lucas sleeping'
oil on canvas 70x150cm
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