DOI issue:
No. 166 (January, 1907)
DOI article:Halton, Ernest G.: The collection of Mr. Alexander Young, [4]: the modern dutch pictures
DOI Page / Citation link:https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.20716#0320
The Alexander Young Collection—IV. Modern Dutch Pictures
of the distinction of that of the master.
Nevertheless, his Seamstress (p. 306)
in the collection is a good achieve-
ment, though The Knitter (p. 295), by
Artz, another disciple of Israels, is more
pleasing in colour. This latter picture
is very characteristic of the artist at
his best, whose works are of a less
emotional characterthan thoseof Israels.
A small church interior by Bosboom
(p. 305) well displays his remarkable
skill in the treatment of the play of
sunlight on the massive walls and
pillars, while the suggestion of height
and space is characteristic of his finest
work. A sea-piece by Mesdag, called
Sunset at Scheveningen (p. 302), is some-
what dramatic in feeling, showing strong
and vigorous handling, while the render-
ing of the light in the sky and the awe-
inspiring effect of the whole are also
noteworthy features of this work.
Amongst the other examples of this
school we must not omit to mention
The Watermill (p. 303) and On the
Coast (p. 303) by J. H. Weissenbruch
"mother and child" by josef Israels (the latter an admirable water-colour),
a study of a dead bird (p. 305) by
Mother and Child (above) is similar in character to William Weissenbruch, and two excellent chalk
the well-known Expectations, once in Mr. Young's studies, The Windmills and Sunset (p. 304), by
collection, but now in the Metropolitan Museum, Theophile de Bock.
New York. These pictures, expressing as they E. G. Halton.
do the poetry of humble
life, are typical examples of
the class of work by which
Israels is best known, and
they serve to illustrate the
great and fundamental
secret of his art, the har-
monising of subject and en-
vironment. The Fishwife
(p. 299) illustrates another
phase of his art, one which
has developed during recent
years. The delicate pearly
quality of this picture is
most agreeable. Crossing
the Dunes (p. 298) is an
interesting but somewhat
unusual composition.
The most successful of
the followers of Israels is
Albert Neuhuys, whose
work, however, lacks some "ducks" by william maris
300
of the distinction of that of the master.
Nevertheless, his Seamstress (p. 306)
in the collection is a good achieve-
ment, though The Knitter (p. 295), by
Artz, another disciple of Israels, is more
pleasing in colour. This latter picture
is very characteristic of the artist at
his best, whose works are of a less
emotional characterthan thoseof Israels.
A small church interior by Bosboom
(p. 305) well displays his remarkable
skill in the treatment of the play of
sunlight on the massive walls and
pillars, while the suggestion of height
and space is characteristic of his finest
work. A sea-piece by Mesdag, called
Sunset at Scheveningen (p. 302), is some-
what dramatic in feeling, showing strong
and vigorous handling, while the render-
ing of the light in the sky and the awe-
inspiring effect of the whole are also
noteworthy features of this work.
Amongst the other examples of this
school we must not omit to mention
The Watermill (p. 303) and On the
Coast (p. 303) by J. H. Weissenbruch
"mother and child" by josef Israels (the latter an admirable water-colour),
a study of a dead bird (p. 305) by
Mother and Child (above) is similar in character to William Weissenbruch, and two excellent chalk
the well-known Expectations, once in Mr. Young's studies, The Windmills and Sunset (p. 304), by
collection, but now in the Metropolitan Museum, Theophile de Bock.
New York. These pictures, expressing as they E. G. Halton.
do the poetry of humble
life, are typical examples of
the class of work by which
Israels is best known, and
they serve to illustrate the
great and fundamental
secret of his art, the har-
monising of subject and en-
vironment. The Fishwife
(p. 299) illustrates another
phase of his art, one which
has developed during recent
years. The delicate pearly
quality of this picture is
most agreeable. Crossing
the Dunes (p. 298) is an
interesting but somewhat
unusual composition.
The most successful of
the followers of Israels is
Albert Neuhuys, whose
work, however, lacks some "ducks" by william maris
300