Live Auction 17201British & European Art: European Art
Jozef Israels (Dutch, 1824-1911)
Lot 248 VARIOUS PROPERTIES

Jozef Israels (Dutch, 1824-1911)

Mother's treasure

Closed11 July 2019

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GBP 15,000

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Jozef Israels (Dutch, 1824-1911)
Mother's treasure
signed ‘Jozef Israels’ (lower left)
oil on canvas
21 5/8 x 35 3/8 in. (55 x 90 cm.)

Acquired directly from the artist by Mr Verner Z. Reed (1863-1919), Colorado, USA, circa 1900.
Mr. L. Keesing, by 1964.
Mrs. N. Keesing, by 1982, and by descent to the present owners.

Specialist note

The present lot is offered with a letter by Jozef Israels to Mr Verner Z. Reed (dated 15 January 1901) stating “I believe it is a very good example of what I can show – there is a feeling of happiness in the mother and peace in the arrangement of the child, and as a whole it is a good painting in colour treatment and clair-obscure”.