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 | |
 | |
| Artist | Jozef Israëls |
| Year | 1861 |
| Catalogue | Room 41 |
| Medium | Oil-on-canvas |
| Movement | Realism |
| Dimensions | 129 cm (51 in) x 244 cm (96 in)[1] |
| Location | National Gallery, London |
| Website | National Gallery |
History
editIsraëls 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
editThe 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
editThe 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
edit- ^ a b c "Fishermen carrying a Drowned Man". National Gallery. The National Gallery. Archived from the original on 11 January 2023. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
- ^ Israëls, Jozef (1999). Jozef Israëls, 1824-1911. Zwolle: Waanders. p. 150. ISBN 9789040094002.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ Treuherz, Julian (1987). Hard times : social realism in Victorian art (1st ed.). London: Lund Humphries. p. 144. ISBN 9780853315278.
- ^ 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.
