Studies van een kinderhoofdje en een bebaarde man 1834 - 1911

Jozef Israëls, a prominent Dutch realist painter, created "Studies van een kinderhoofdje en een bebaarde man" sometime between 1834 and 1911. This pencil sketch, currently housed at the Rijksmuseum, features two studies on a single sheet of paper: a child's head, wearing a cap, and a sketch of a bearded man. The artist's loose strokes and emphasis on capturing the essence of the subjects is characteristic of his style. The unfinished quality of the work reveals the artist's process and allows us to appreciate the naturalism of his approach.