Isaac Israels (1865-1934)

A sitting Kraton guard, Solo

signed 'Isaac Israels' (lower right)

watercolour on paper, 35x50 cm

Exhibited:
-The Hague, De Mesdag Collectie, 'Isaac Israels en Raden Mas Jodjana: een Indische vriendschap / Isaac Israels and Raden Mas Jodjana: an East Indian friendship', 9 June-9 October 2005. -Hoorn, Westfries Museum, 'Indisch Palet, de kunst van het verzamelen', 10 February-10 June 2019.

Literature:
-Jan Pieter Glerum, 'De Indische Israels', Waanders uitgeverij, Zwolle 2005, pp. 106-107, as: 'Kratonwacht,1922'.
-Bea Brommer (Ed.), Koos van Brakel, Bruce W. Carpenter, Evert J.M. Douwes, Ruud Spruit, 'The Art of Collecting, East Indies paintings', Volendam 2019, ill. no. 68, p. 80, as: 'Kraton guard'.

Provenance:
-Auction, Christie's Amsterdam, 16 March 2004, lot 9.
-With Kunsthandel Ivo Bouwman bv, The Hague, as: no 4, 'In the kraton, one figure' (a label attached to the reverse). -Collection Colauto-van Peperstraten, the Netherlands.