Kop van een kind en een schrijvend kind 1834 - 1911

"Kop van een kind en een schrijvend kind" (Head of a child and a writing child) is a pencil drawing by Jozef Israëls, a prominent Dutch realist painter, created between 1834 and 1911. This preliminary sketch, now housed in the Rijksmuseum, depicts a child's head on the left and another child's head with a hand writing on the right. The delicate, unfinished lines are characteristic of Israëls's studies, capturing the essence of his subjects with minimal strokes. The drawing offers a glimpse into Israëls's creative process and his focus on capturing the everyday lives of ordinary people, a hallmark of his artistic style.