Girl Playing the Piano c. 1900

"Girl Playing the Piano," created around 1900 by Dutch painter Jozef Israëls, showcases a young woman seated at a piano. This quick sketch, housed in the Rijksmuseum, captures the essence of the subject through loose, expressive lines. The artist's focus on the figure's posture and the delicate play of light and shadow highlights the inherent beauty of the moment, typical of Israëls's later works.