Scholar Sitting in a Chair
Catalogue
- Year
- 1844
- Medium
- Charcoal, heightened with white chalk, on cream wove paper, laid down on woodpulp laminate board
- Dimensions
- 33.5 × 45.6 cm (13 1/4 × 18 in.)
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Artist
- Jozef Israels
Artist
Printmaking
Jozef Israels was a Dutch painter of the 19th century known for his portrayal of peasant and working-class life, rendered in a realist idiom with particular attention to light and texture. His work emerged from the Hague School movement and demonstrated a sustained engagement with rural Dutch communities and domestic interiors.
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- Jozef Israels
- Year
- 1844
- Medium
- Charcoal, heightened with white chalk, on cream wove paper, laid down on woodpulp laminate board
- Dimensions
- 33.5 × 45.6 cm (13 1/4 × 18 in.)
- Watts ID
- WW-1844-132683
Source
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Source
- aic
- Reference
- View at source
- Status
- verified