Jozef Israëls (1824-1911) - Piggyback At The Beach, After 1855

Piggyback At The Beach, After 1855

watercolour, pencil and ink heightened with white on thick paper
Signed "Josef Israëls" in pen and ink lower right, titled to exhibition label verso backingSheet 12.8 x 9.1 in - 32.6 x 23 cm
made in 1855
Lot offered for sale by Waddington's, Toronto at the auction event "International Art" held on Thu, Nov 28, 2019.
Lot 332
Estimate: CAD $3,000 - $5,000
Realised: CAD $7,800

Lot description - from the online catalogue*

Provenance:
Sold at Waddington's, Toronto on May 27, 1970;

From whom purchased by the present Private Collection, Markham, ON, formerly of Toronto

Exhibitions:
Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto in "The Hague School: Collecting in Canada at the Turn of the Century", May 7 - June 26, 1983, Cat. No. 12, illustrated, exhibition label verso backing while with the same Private Collection, formerly of Toronto

Literature:
Marta H. Hurdalek, "The Hague School: Collecting in Canada at the Turn of the Century", May 7 - June 26, 1983, p. 34, illustrated
Notes:
The AGO catalogue of the exhibition states: 'The period Israëls spent in the fishing village of Zandvoort inspired him to depict the native folk and their simple way of life', p. 34
Most realised prices include the Buyer's Premium of 18-25%, but not the HST/GST Tax.
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Piggyback At The Beach, After 1855 by artist Jozef Israëls