Voorwerpen, mogelijk onder andere een kachel 1875 - 1934

Isaac Israels made this intriguing charcoal sketch of a few objects, perhaps including a stove, sometime around the turn of the twentieth century. The most prominent form is the stove; it stands as a symbol of warmth, but it is cold and lifeless in its state of representation. I am reminded of the hearth as the center of domestic life, not merely as a heat source, but as a gathering place imbued with ritual and narrative. This hearth is far removed from the romantic idea of the home, yet it is a place where stories are shared, where one generation passes traditions to the next. Think of the stove as a stage set for the theater of daily life, and consider the many ways in which we may find solace in the familiar.