Collection Simonis & Buunk 2006
The painting “With Parasol on the Beach, Viareggio” is everywhere in the media: as the flagship work of the exhibition “The Europe of Isaac Israels” at the Kröller-Müller Museum in Ede. It is a striking and instantly recognisable image: two giovani donne in swimsuits with colourful parasols exchange the gossip of the day in the blazing sun, their feet in the warm sand of the popular Italian seaside resort of Viareggio.
It is precisely the powerful image – the interplay between the two young women, painted in bold, colourful brushstrokes alla prima *) – that sets this work apart from most of Isaac Israels’ other beach scenes. In 2006 it formed part of our collection and was included in the catalogue. “One of the finest works by Isaac Israels” was the selling point: through Simonis & Buunk the painting soon found a new owner and now forms part of a private collection alongside five other works by Israels.
We have cherished the work of Isaac Israels for decades – from his beach scenes and portraits to his figure paintings and his characteristic impressions of urban life. At Simonis & Buunk you will always find several works by Isaac Israels. We warmly invite you to experience his art up close.
Illustrated in: Catalogue Met verve, 2006, p. 133. https://www.simonis-buunk.nl/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Simonis_En_Buunk_Met_Verve.pdf
*) painted wet-on-wet in a single pass.
Come to Ede. For Israels’ exhibition at the Kröller-Müller Museum – and for his works available for sale at our gallery, just 12 minutes’ drive from the museum.
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