Jozef Israëls Monument
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| Jozef Israëls Monument | |
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| Artist | Abraham Hesselink |
| Completion date | 1916 |
| Medium | Bronze and stone |
| Dimensions | (465 cm (183 in) in) |
| Condition | Restored 1946 |
| Location | Groningen |
| 53°12′48.2″N 06°34′11.5″E / 53.213389°N 6.569861°E | |
The Jozef Israëls Monument is a bronze sculpture of 1916 made to honor Jozef Israëls. The sculpture was created by Abraham Hesselink and is displayed in Israëls's birthplace of Groningen, in the Netherlands. During World War II the sculpture was destroyed by fascists and it was restored after the war. The restored sculpture was unveiled in 1946.
The sculpture depicts a fisherman leaving the beach with two children; the man and the boy have fishing nets. The composition is based on that of Israëls's painting Passing Mother's Grave.[1] The painting is a portrayal of a widower walking past the grave of his wife, with his young children. The three people in the image are all barefoot.[2] The man is a fisherman and he is holding a boy's hand and carrying a baby as he passes the headstone of his deceased wife.[3] The sculpture stands at a height of 465 cm (183 in).[4]
