1924 Print Dredgers Josef Israels Dutch Painter Workmen Wheelbarrow Seaside City - Original Halftone Print

1924 Print Dredgers Josef Israels Dutch Painter Workmen Wheelbarrow Seaside City - Original Halftone Print Review

1924 Print Dredgers Josef Israels Dutch Painter Workmen Wheelbarrow Seaside City - Original Halftone Print Feature

• Product Type: Original Halftone Print; Black / White
• Grade: Very Fine +++
• Dimensions: Approximately 7.75 x 5.75 inches; 20 x 15 cm
• Authentication: Dual Serial-Numbered Certificates of Authenticity w/ Full Provenance
• Packaged in custom sleeve w/ archival black board (great for display, gift-giving, and preservation)

This is an original 1924 halftone print of "The Dredgers."

This piece was illustrated by Israels, Josef. Artist signature in print - bottom right of image.

Josef Israels

Josef Israels was a well-known Dutch painter of the 1800s, born in Groningen in 1824. He was born of Jewish parentage and destined to be a man of business. His love of art and drawing shone through, and attended a drawing class at the "Minerva" every day after school. His strong interest in art held firm, and eventually he was allowed by his father to choose a career in art. Considered a romanticist, he achieved art that was aesthetic to the eye. He also realistically portrayed humans from a sad, sympathetic point of view. This was somewhat frowned upon in his day. His art is said to "stir the soul.