Dutch impressionism - from Israels to Ansingh

In the 1870s, a group of young painters in France began to focus on capturing the fleetingness of a moment. Changing light and colour play the leading role. In doing so, they ignore the academic tradition of painting. Instead of imitating reality as precisely as possible, they look for ways to capture an atmosphere, an “impression”. To do so, they use loose brushstrokes and unmixed paint. They are quickly dubbed “the impressionists” by critics. . Among them are Claude Monet, Pierre-Auguste Renoir and Edgar Degas. The invention of paint in a tube allowed the Impressionists to paint outdoors. This allows them to even better depict a direct impression of their surroundings. Impressionism will be an important breeding ground for the development of modern painting.

During the same period, Dutch artists increasingly get in touch with their colleagues from France. From the late 1880s, Impressionism really begins in the Netherlands too, with George Hendrik Breitner, Isaac Israels, Willem de Zwart and Jan Toorop as its main figures. The Amsterdam Joffers, such as Lizzy Ansingh, also worked in an impressionist style. Like their French colleagues, they look at everyday, seemingly accidental moments. They often work in the city and paint many figures. This presentation of the Fundatie Collection focuses on the works of the Dutch impressionists.

_{Piet Mondrian, Row of eleven poplars in red, yellow, blue and green, 1908, De Fundatie Collection}

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