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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.
Simonis & Buunk Fine Paintings is a family business established in 1927 with three galleries in the centre of the Netherlands, on the Notaris Fischerstraat in Ede. For four generations we have purchased and sold paintings of high and middle-high quality. Prices range from € 1,000 to € 500,000.
We have proceeded to acquire an excellent reputation in the area of 19th-century paintings, with special emphasis on Dutch Romanticism, the Hague School, Dutch Impressionists, Expressionists, Groninger Ploeg and CoBrA. In addition we have works by French, German, Belgian and English artists. You can also visit us for restoration, where we happily give free quotations and advice.
Step into the world of Simonis & Buunk. Discover the collection of over 3,000 paintings, watercolours and sculptures, available to view in our exhibition in Ede. Everything is even more beautiful in real life.
The extensive Simonis & Buunk collection of paintings and sculptures is presented in two buildings on the Notaris Fischerstraat in Ede. Each of these three exhibition spaces is decorated to suit the works of art on display. The interior design is a ‘gesamtkunstwerk’ in which everything goes together: the colour scheme, furniture, lamps, rugs and even the tableware. The two galleries are so different from one another it gives visitors the sense of entering a different world, enhancing their experience of the works of art. In addition to these galleries, there is a fourth exhibition space: the sculpture garden behind the Fischer House.
Paintings are made of natural materials. Light, moisture, dirt and heat can cause these to age. Damage and unskillful restorations can also affect the original state. Whatever the cause, in many cases it is valuable to have your artwork restored. Go ahead and request a free restoration quotation and recommendation from Simonis & Buunk’s restoration studio.
Simonis & Buunk Kunsthandel no longer offers the option of written or oral appraisal for external parties. If you buy a painting from us or are a customer, appraising is an extra service. Do you want to sell a work? Then you can offer it via this form. Because you are the selling party, you can indicate the asking price of the work you are offering via the form.
