ISRAELS, JOSEF

(1824-1911), Dutch painter; 6. at Groningen, June 27, 1824; d.in 1911. He studied under Kruseman in Amsterdam, and Picot in Paris. His first efforts in historical painting were not entirely succe ful, and he turned to scenes of humble life and was especially noted for studies of fishermen at work. A number of his paintings are in the art galleries of the United States. Hzxpectae tion and A Frugal Meal are in the Metropolitan Art Museum, New York; A Dutch Interior in the Walters Collection Baltimore. Other distinctive painting by him are: The Silent House, Alone in the World, A Son of God’s People, Childe ren of the Sea, The Zandvoort Fisher, and Toilers of the Sea., regarded as his finest work. He published a volume of his travels in Spain, Spanien, 1900. His vor ap been compared in technique to et.