The Smoker
1882
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
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Jozef Israëls
Jozef Israëls (Dutch pronunciation: ; 27 January 1824 – 12 August 1911) was a Dutch painter.
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From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
The Smoker is a 1882 by Jozef Israëls, a Impressionism work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This sketch shows a man sitting on a chair, hunched over and holding a lit pipe. His clothes are simple, and he looks lost in thought. The background is filled with quick, tangled lines that suggest trees or a fence, but they’re not clear. The artist used loose, sketchy strokes to show movement and texture. The lines feel hurried, like the artist was working fast to capture the moment. Next, look up Jozef Israëls to see how he painted real-life scenes.
Jozef Israëls (Dutch pronunciation: ; 27 January 1824 – 12 August 1911) was a Dutch painter.
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