Fishermen Carrying a Drowned Man

Fishermen Carrying a Drowned Man also known as The Shipwrecked Mariner is an 1861 oil-on-canvas painting by Dutch artist Jozef Israëls. The scene includes a group of people carrying a dead fisherman away from the water.

Fishermen Carrying a Drowned Man
The Shipwrecked Mariner
Fishermen carrying a drowned man
ArtistJozef Israëls
Year1861 (1861)
CatalogueRoom 41
MediumOil-on-canvas
MovementRealism
SubjectDeath
Dimensions129 cm (51 in) x 244 cm (96 in)[1]
LocationNational Gallery, London
WebsiteNational Gallery

History

Israëls spent time in Zandvoort and he documented the lives of fishermen and their families. The painting is one in a series of four paintings with the theme: death of a fisherman. This painting is the largest of the four. The painting was displayed at the 1861 Salon (Paris), in Antwerp and London during the 1860s. It was in a private collection in England after an 1862 exhibition. In 1910 it was donated to the National Gallery in London by Mrs Alexander Young fulfilling the wishes of her husband.[1] The painting is also known as The Shipwrecked Mariner.[2]

Description

The images of the people are dark and the subject of the painting is a huddled group carrying a dead fisherman away from the water's edge. The sky in the image is lighted and muted blue and silver.[1] It is considered to be Funerary art and it is also a representation of self-sacrifice.[3] The painting is an example of the style of realism.[4]

Reception

The image was exhibited at the Salon (Paris) 1861 and at the 1862 International Exhibition in London. An English spectator purchased the painting after the 1862 exhibition.[3][5]

References
  1. Israëls, Jozef (1999). Jozef Israëls, 1824-1911. Zwolle: Waanders. p. 150. ISBN 9789040094002.
  2. Facos, Michelle (2011). An introduction to nineteenth century art. New York: Routledge. p. 260. ISBN 9781136840715. Archived from the original on 3 March 2023. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
  3. Treuherz, Julian (1987). Hard times : social realism in Victorian art (1st ed.). London: Lund Humphries. p. 144. ISBN 9780853315278.
  4. Dutch art : an encyclopedia. New York: Garland Pub. 1997. p. 195. ISBN 9781135495749. Archived from the original on 3 March 2023. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
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