Isaac Israëls (1865 Amsterdam - 1934 The Hague) attr; A pair of dancers before a performance Painted with a fast, loose, broad style. Israëls was one of the most important Dutch painters of his time and the main representative of Amsterdam Impressionism. Always in search of new impulses, themes and motifs, Israëls not only spent 1904-1913 in Paris, but also 1913-1915 in London; in 1921/22 he travelled to the Dutch Indies. He focussed on people as his main subject, although he was also fascinated by the Javanese dancer Raden Mas Jodjana (portrait from 1916 in the Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Rotterdam) or the legendary Mata Hari (portrait from 1916 in the Kröller-Müller Museum, Otterlo). Oil/painting card. Oval estate stamp "ATELIER ISAAC ISRAELS" in red lower right. Old painting label from Sennelier, Paris, verso. 41 cm x 30.5 cm. Provenance: German private collection, in succession within the family, according to their information acquired from a private collection in The Hague by the grandfather at the end of the 1950s. Attributed to Isaac Israëls. Oil on cardbord. Red oval estate stamp "ATELIER ISAAC ISRAELS" lower (Lugt 1402a) lower right. Old artist's suppliers label by Sennelier, Paris. One hole to the upper edge. Provenance: private collection, Germany. According to information from the heir acquired by the grandfather from a private collection in The Hague in the late 1950s.