“The exquisite work of art of this master is painted in a truly mysterious way, only by the nervous ability of that unlearned hand; with messy darking licks and scratchy sweeps of paint, creating a wonderful mixture of sharp relief and decaying confusion.. .Rough and soft, rottenness and suppleness, filthiness and purity conjure up a grandiose depth of life with [the works of] Israëls. (translation from the original Dutch: Fons Heijnsbroek)”