Jour d'été à Paris

In June 1903 Isaac Israels left Amsterdam for Paris where he was introduced to the important fashion-house Paquin. After that summer he decided to stay in Paris, where he lived for the following ten years. Israels found a studio on the Boulevard de Clichy no. 9. In that period he turned his impressions of the artistic Parisian atmosphere into numerous dynamic paintings, watercolours, pastels and drawings. For his subject matter he was mainly inspired by the beauty of the young 'Parisiennes', whom he encountered in parks, like Bois de Boulogne, Parc Monceau, but also on the Champs Elysées, on the Place Vendöme and in the café-chantants like the Moulin Rouge and the Moulin de la Galette. The present lot is a typical example of Israels mature painterly style, which fully developed during his Parisian years, where he painted this canvas between 1910 and 1912.

We wish to thank Joop van Roosmalen for confirming the authenticity of the present lot after firsthand examination.