Jozef Israëls (1824-1911)

On mother's knee

signed 'Jozef Israels' (lower left)

oil on panel, 44x33 cm
Painted circa 1890.

Exhibited:
-The Hague, Pulchri Studio, 'Eeretentoonstelling Jozef Israels', December 1911-January 1912, cat. no. 38 (on loan from Mr. J. Smit).
-Mol, Jakob Smitsmuseum, 'De Haagse School', 30 March-28 April 1996, cat. no. 23.

Provenance:
-Auction, Frederik Muller & Cie., Amsterdam, 3 May 1904, lot 2, as: 'l'attente' (sold for: 2,500 Dfl.).
-With Kunsthandel Roland Knoedler & Co., New York, by 1907, cat. no. 38, as: 'Onzekerheid'.
-Collection Mr. J. Smit, by 1911-1912.
-With Nederlandse Kunsthandel, Amsterdam, 1916, inv. no. 291, as: 'Op moeders schoot' (according to a label attached to the reverse).
-With Kunsthandel Tersteeg, The Hague, 1917.
-Collection Goldschmidt-Pincoffs (according to a label attached to the reverse).
-With Kunsthandel E.J. van Wisselingh & Co., Amsterdam, inv. nos. 1980X, 1405X, as: 'Interieur' (according to a label attached to the reverse).