Nº 11
Reading edition
Josef Israëls DUTCH: 1824-
A PENSIVE SEWER
Water Color
Height, 13 inches; width, 8 inches
A young Dutch peasant woman is seated in a low kitchen chair near a latticed window, engaged in sewing upon a white garment, and while intent upon her work, her thoughts are evidently far away. She wears a white cap, a pink jacket and a black petticoat, and the figure is strongly lighted from the window on the left.
Signed at the lower left, Josef Israëls.